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Granuloma
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a chronic and progressively destructive but poorly communicable disease of the skin and mucous membranes of the external genitia inguinal and anal region
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Characteristics of Granomola
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nonfridable beefy red granulomas
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occurence of Granuloma
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Rare in industrialized countries but cluster outbreals occiassuinally
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Lesion occur most commonly in
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Warm, moist surface such as the folds between the thigh perinaial area, the scrotum
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occurence endemic in
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tropical and subtropical area such as centeral and northern austrial,southern india, papua new guinea,vietnam and occasional latin america the caribbean island and central.
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The genital are involved in
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90% of cases
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the inguinal cases
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10%
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Infectious agent
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klebsiella granulomatis
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The disease of Granuloma is
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is more frequently in male than female may occure in children 1-4 but more dominant in aduly 20-40
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A gram negative bacillus
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is the presumed causal agent
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Reservoir
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human
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Mode of Transmission
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is presumably by direct contact with lesion during sexual activity but in various studies only 20-65
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incubation period
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unknown probaly between 1 an 16 weeks
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Methods of Control
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Education programs in endemic areas should stress the importance of early diagnosis and treamtment just as sypholis
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Contact who
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health authority in most cases it a class 3
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Treatment is contiued for
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3 weeks or until lesion have resolved
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Treat with a single dose of
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ceftriaxone IM or cipro PO
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