Donovanosis
Donovanosis, also known as granuloma inguinale, is a bacterial disease that has reached endemic proportions in many underdeveloped regions. Because of the scarcity of medical treatment, the disease often goes untreated. The disease is characterized by painless genital ulcers which can be mistaken for syphilis. However, they ultimately progress to destruction of internal and external tissue, with leakage of mucus and blood. The destructive nature of donovanosis also increases the risk of superinfection by other pathogenic microbes. (source Wikipedia)
Symptoms:
Symptoms:
- Small, painless nodules appear after about 10–40 days of the contact with the bacteria.
- Later the nodules burst, creating open, fleshy, oozing lesions.
- The infection spreads, mutilating the infected tissue. The infection will continue to destroy the tissue until treated.
- The lesions occur at the region of contact typically found on the shaft of the penis, the labia, or the perianal region.
- Rarely, the vaginal wall or cervix is the site of the lesion.
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