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	Granuloma inguinale
		Granuloma inguinale is a sexually transmitted infection that affects the skin and mucous membranes of the anal and genital areas.
		Granuloma inguinale is a chronic infection with frequent relapses caused by a rod-shaped bacterium.
		Granuloma inguinale is spread primarily through heterosexual and male homosexual contact; however, its occurrence in children and sexually inactive adults indicates that it may also be spread by contact with human feces.
	www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/ency/granuloma_inguinale.jsp (1169 words)

	Granuloma Inguinale \| AHealthyMe.com
		Granuloma inguinale is a sexually transmitted infection that affects the skin and mucous membranes of the anal and genital areas.
		Granuloma inguinale is a chronic infection with frequent relapses caused by a rod-shaped bacterium.
		Granuloma inguinale is spread primarily through heterosexual and male homosexual contact; however, its occurrence in children and sexually inactive adults indicates that it may also be spread by contact with human feces.
	www.ahealthyme.com /topic/topic100586885 (1168 words)

	Granuloma Inguinale \| Caremark Health Resources
		Granuloma inguinale is a sexually transmitted infection that affects the skin and mucous membranes of the anal and genital areas.
		Granuloma inguinale is a chronic infection with frequent relapses caused by a rod-shaped bacterium.
		Granuloma inguinale is spread primarily through heterosexual and male homosexual contact; however, its occurrence in children and sexually inactive adults indicates that it may also be spread by contact with human feces.
	healthresources.caremark.com /topic/topic100586885 (1118 words)

	Granuloma inguinale
		Granuloma inguinale is a sexually-transmitted disease that is rarely seen in the United States.
		Granuloma inguinale is a bacterial disease caused by the organism Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.
		In its early stages, it may be difficult to differentiate granuloma inguinale from chancroid.
	www.healthtalk.com /psoriasis/encyclopedia/?p=1/000636.htm (541 words)

	Granuloma Inguinale: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD): Merck Manual Professional
		Granuloma inguinale is a progressive infection of genital skin caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.
		Granuloma inguinale is suspected in patients from endemic areas with bright, beefy red, moist, smooth, raised lesions.
		Diagnosis is confirmed microscopically by presence of Donovan bodies (numerous bacilli in the cytoplasm of macrophage demonstrated by Giemsa or Wright's stain) in smears of fluid from scrapings of the edge of lesions.
	www.merck.com /mmpe/sec14/ch194/ch194f.html (362 words)

	Granuloma Inguinale - Health Encyclopedia News Story - WRC \| Washington
		In its early stages, it may be difficult to differentiate granuloma inguinale from chancroid.
		In the later stages, granuloma inguinale may resemble advanced genital cancers, lymphogranuloma venereum, and anogenital cutaneous amebiasis.
		Classically, the diagnosis of granuloma inguinale should be considered if genital lesions have been present for a long time and have been progressively enlarging.
	www.nbc4.com /encyclopedia/6860486/detail.html (745 words)

	Granuloma Inguinale - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
		Granuloma inguinale may be characterized by nodules on the genitals that become lumpy, painless ulcers that bleed on contact.
		Granuloma inguinale is also known as donovanosis, lupoid ulceration granuloma of the pudenda, granuloma contagiosa and granuloma venereum.
		Granuloma inguinale disease is commonly found in tropical areas such as Southeast India, Guyana, and New Guinea, but it occurs on occasion in the United States, typically in the Southeast.
	www.health-diseases.org /diseases/granuloma-inguinale.htm (585 words)

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	Granuloma inguinale: A case report
		Granuloma inguinale is common in certain regions of the world, however, it is rarely reported in the United States.
		The first use of the term granuloma inguinale is not known, but is believed to be derived from the anatomic description as follows: granuloma indicates a growth of granulation tissue, and inguinale indicates involvement of the groin region [2].
		The granuloma inguinale lesion is attributed to infection by Calymmatobacterium granulomati (CG), a gram-negative rod.
	dermatology.cdlib.org /127/case_reports/inguinale/khachemoune.html (1125 words)

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		Granuloma inguinale is a chronic bacterial infection of the genital region, generally regarded to be sexually transmitted.
		Granuloma inguinale is thought to be spread by sexual contact with an infected individual.
		Granuloma inguinale is communicable as long as the infected person remains untreated and bacteria from lesions are present.
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	AllRefer Health - Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis)
		Granuloma inguinale is a sexually-transmitted disease that is rarely seen in the United States.
		It causes surface destruction and granuloma formation in the skin and subcutaneous tissue.
		Granuloma inguinale is a bacterial disease caused by the organism Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.
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	Granuloma inguinale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Granuloma inguinale is spread primarily through heterosexual and male homosexual contact; however, its occurrence in children and sexually inactive adults indicates that it may also be spread by contact with human feces.
		Granuloma inguinale is not highly contagious; however, persons with weakened immune systems are at greater risk of infection.
		The most significant distinguishing characteristic of granuloma inguinale is the skin ulcer, which is larger than in most other diseases, painless, irregular in shape, and likely to bleed when touched.
	www.lifesteps.com /gm/Atoz/ency/granuloma_inguinale.jsp (1292 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for granuloma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Five diseases were traditionally known as venereal diseases: gonorrhea, syphilis, and the less common granuloma inguinale, lymphogranuloma venereum, and chancroid.
		Plasma cell granuloma of the thyroid with Hashimoto's thyroiditis: report of a rare case.
		Mucocutaneous manifestations of chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum and granuloma inguinale.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=granuloma (815 words)

	2004 Review
		Granulomas are aggregates of chronic inflamatory cells which form nodules in the mm size range.
		Granuloma inguinale is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacteria Calymmatobacterium or Klebsiella granulomatis characterized by genital or perianal lesions that start as raised nodules and then erode to form beefy-red velvety heaped-up ulcers that gradually increase in size.
		Granuloma inguinale is called Donovanosis because Donovan bodies (cellular components) are seen when scrapings from the edge of the lesions are viewed under a microscope.
	www.indstate.edu /thcme/micro/review/04ReviewGranuloma.htm (709 words)

	Granuloma inguinale: symptoms, cause, prevention, treatment, complications, long-term outlook
		Granuloma inguinale, also called Donovanosis, is a chronic bacterial infection of the genital region.
		Granuloma inguinale is rare and usually occurs in people living in tropical and subtropical areas such as Southeast India, Guyana, and New Guinea.
		Granuloma inguinale occurs more in males and homosexuals are at a greater risk of developing it.
	www.papashealth.net /stds/granuloma.asp (292 words)

	What is Granuloma?
		A granuloma is a medical condition characterized by a noncancerous inflammation in the tissue.
		The majority of granulomas are the result of an injury to the tissue, particularly as the result of infection.
		It is essential for granuloma inguinale to be treated right away, as it can cause a great deal of damage to the genitals and can spread to other areas of the body.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-granuloma.htm (449 words)

	Granuloma Inguinale
		A chronic, progressive bacterial infection of the genitals, granuloma inguinale is also called donovanosis or granuloma venereum.
		Although granuloma inguinale is only mildly contagious, it can be spread unknowingly in its early stages, when the symptoms are easily overlooked.
		Granuloma inguinale can cause serious complications if left untreated, but antibiotics such as tetracycline can eliminate the infection.
	healthlink.mcw.edu /article/946012783.html (210 words)

	Granuloma - urologychannel
		Granuloma inguinale, also known as granuloma venereum or donovanosis, is a chronic, mildly contagious STD caused by the bacterium Calymmatobacterium granulomatis, which contaminates food and water.
		Granuloma inguinale occurs most commonly in underdeveloped tropical regions (i.e., parts of India, South America, Australia, southern Africa, and the Caribbean) where irrigation and agriculture are chiefly unregulated.
		The bacterium that causes granuloma inguinale is found in contaminated food or water and, once digested, is then sexually transmitted, often through anal or oral-anal sex.
	www.urologychannel.com /std/granuloma.shtml (501 words)

	Granuloma Inguinale - WomensHealthChannel
		Granuloma inguinale, also known as granuloma venereum or donovanosis, is a chronic, mildly contagious STD caused by the bacterium Calymmatobacterium granulomatis, which contaminates food and water.
		Granuloma inguinale occurs most commonly in underdeveloped tropical regions (i.e., parts of India, South America, Australia, southern Africa, and the Caribbean) where irrigation and agriculture are chiefly unregulated.
		The bacterium that causes granuloma inguinale is found in contaminated food or water and, once digested, is then sexually transmitted, often through anal or oral-anal sex.
	www.womenshealthchannel.com /std/granuloma.shtml (551 words)

	Granuloma inguinale
		Granuloma inguinale is a sexually-transmitted disease that is rarely seen in the United States.
		It causes surface destruction and granuloma formation in the skin and subcutaneous tissue.
		Granuloma inguinale is a bacterial disease caused by the organism Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.
	www.healthcentral.com /ency/408/000636.html (348 words)

	Parasitic Infestations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		If the granulomas are numerous the only functional change may be elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase due to the local compression of the liver parenchyma around each single granuloma.
		TB granulomas in the liver may be very similar to those of sarcoidosis because caseation necrosis is often absent.
		Because the organisms are rarely seen in TB granulomas of the liver, the histological differential diagnosis with sarcoidosis may be difficult.
	www.meddean.luc.edu /lumen/MedEd/orfpath/bfsrinf.htm (1296 words)

	Granuloma Inguinale - Symptom, Causes, Treatment of Granuloma Inguinale
		Granuloma Inguinale is a sexually transmissible disease caused by the bacterium Calymmatobacterium granulomatis, which gets in through a break in genital skin.
		Granuloma inguinale (also called Donovanosis) is common in some tropical and subtropical regions but rare in cooler climates.
		The first symptom of Granuloma Inguinale is the appearance on the genitals of one or more beefyred, oval nodules, which gradually enlarge and ulcerate.
	www.medical-diseases.info /granuloma-inguinale.htm (209 words)

	Granuloma - Kosmix Topic Page
		In medicine,a granuloma is a group of epithelioid macrophages surrounded by a lymphocyte cuff.
		Granulomas are small nodules that are seen in a variety of diseases such as Crohns disease, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, berylliosis and syphilis.
		Granuloma inguinale, also known as granuloma venereum or Donovanosis, is a chronic, mildly contagious, sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a bacteria.
	www.kosmix.com /search?q=granuloma&c=health.procedures:cryotherapy&o=t&t=vhealth.all (216 words)

	Granuloma inguinale (donovanosis) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In the later stages, granuloma inguinale may resemble advanced genital cancers, lymphogranuloma venereum, and anogenital cutaneous amoebiasis.
		Safe sex practices will prevent the spread of granuloma inguinale as well as other sexually-transmitted diseases.
		No serological tests such as that used to detect syphilis are available for diagnosing granuloma inguinale.
	www.nevdgp.org.au /info/travel/dis/gran_ing.htm (320 words)

	Granuloma inguinale: symptoms, cause, prevention, treatment, complications, long-term outlook
		Granuloma inguinale, also called Donovanosis, is a chronic bacterial infection of the genital region.
		Granuloma inguinale is rare and usually occurs in people living in tropical and subtropical areas such as Southeast India, Guyana, and New Guinea.
		Granuloma inguinale occurs more in males and homosexuals are at a greater risk of developing it.
	www.mamashealth.com /stds/granuloma.asp (300 words)

	Dorlands Medical Dictionary
		(gran”u-lo´mə) pl. granulomas, granulo´mata [granul- + -oma] an imprecise term applied to (1) any small nodular delimited aggregation of mononuclear inflammatory cells, or (2) such a collection of modified macrophages resembling epithelial cells (epithelioid cells), usually surrounded by a rim of lymphocytes, often with multinucleated giant cells.
		Some granulomas contain eosinophils and plasma cells, and fibrosis is commonly seen around the lesion.
		Granuloma formation represents a chronic inflammatory response initiated by various infectious and noninfectious agents.
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	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Granuloma inguinale
		Granuloma inguinale is caused by the bacteria Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.
		In its early stages, it may be difficult to tell the difference between granuloma inguinale and chancroid.
		Granuloma inguinale should be considered if genital lesions have been present for a long time and have been spreading.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000636.htm (553 words)

	Bartell Drugs \| Health Encyclopedia
		In the United States granuloma inguinale is a rarely encountered sexually-transmitted disease that results in surface destruction and granuloma formation in the skin and subcutaneous tissue.
		The disease is commonly found (endemic) in the tropical and subtropical areas of the world (such as Southeast India, Guyana, and New Guinea), but it occurs on occasion in the United States (typically in the Southeast).
		Although there are few cases in the United States, safe sex practices will prevent the spread of granuloma inguinale as well as other sexually-transmitted diseases.
	www.bartelldrugs.com /ency/document.jsp?ID=000636 (564 words)

	Dr. Koop - Granuloma inguinale
		In its early stages, it may be difficult to differentiate granuloma inguinale from chancroid.
		In the later stages, granuloma inguinale may resemble advanced genital cancers, lymphogranuloma venereum, and anogenital cutaneous amebiasis.
		Classically, the diagnosis of granuloma inguinale should be considered if genital lesions have been present for a long time and have been progressively enlarging.
	www.drkoop.com /ency/408/000636sym.html (358 words)

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