Health Problems

Epidemiology of Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis)

Granuloma inguinale (donovanosis) represents a genital ulcerative disease of the skin and mucosa that is caused by the Gram-negative, intracellular bacterial pathogen Klebsiella granulomatis comb. nov. (also known as Calymmatobacterium granulomatis). In contrast to lymphogranuloma venereum and chancroid, this disease does not involve lymph nodes. Knowing and understanding the epidemiology of the disease is important […]