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Granuloma inguinal - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Donovanosis

Tratamiento:

Los antibióticos se utilizan para tratar el granuloma inguinal y la curación completa requiere de un tratamiento bastante largo. La mayoría de los esquemas de tratamiento duran tres semanas o hasta que las lesiones hayan sanado por completo.

Es esencial una evaluación de seguimiento debido a que la enfermedad puede reaparecer después de una curación aparentemente exitosa.

Pronóstico:

El tratamiento oportuno de la enfermedad disminuye las posibilidades de destrucción o cicatrización del tejido pero, sin tratamiento, la enfermedad ocasiona destrucción del tejido genital.

Posibles complicaciones:

Destrucción y cicatrización genital
Pérdida del color de la piel en el área genital
Hinchazón genital permanente debido a la a cicatrización

Cuándo contactar a un profesional médico:

Solicite una cita con el médico si ha tenido contacto sexual con una persona que se sabe que tiene un granuloma inguinal o si usted presenta síntomas similares a los descritos anteriormente.

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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