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Granuloma inguinal - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Donovanosis

Definición:

Es una enfermedad de transmisión sexual que rara vez se ve en los Estados Unidos.

Causas:

El granuloma inguinal es causado por la bacteria Calymmatobacterium granulomatis. La enfermedad es común en las áreas tropicales y subtropicales del mundo, como el sudeste de India, Guyana y Nueva Guinea, pero puede presentarse en ocasiones en los Estados Unidos, típicamente en el sudeste, con una notificación de aproximadamente 100 casos por año.

La enfermedad se disemina sobre todo a través de la relación sexual vaginal o anal y, rara vez, se propaga durante el sexo oral.

Los hombres resultan afectados con frecuencia más del doble que las mujeres y la mayoría de las infecciones se presentan en personas entre los 20 y 40 años de edad. La enfermedad rara vez se observa en niños y en ancianos.

Capas de la piel

Reviewed last on: 7/29/2009
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Ballard RC. Calymmatobacterium granulomatis (Donovanosis, Granuloma Inguinale). In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2005:chap 233.

Eckert LO, Lentz GM. Infections of the lower genital tract: vulva, vagina, cervix, toxic shock syndrome, HIV infections. In: Katz VL, Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap 22.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Workowski KA, Berman SM. Diseases characterized by genital ulcers. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2006. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2006 Aug 4;55(RR-11):14-30.

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