A clinicopathological study of granuloma inguinale in Barbados
West Indian med. j
;
37(3): 171-4, sept. 1988. tab
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in English
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| ID: lil-76747
ABSTRACT
The clinicopathological features of fifteen cases of granuloma inguinale diagnosed over a six-year period (1980-1985) are reported. The biopsy sites included cervix uteri, penis, vulva, perineum, anus, endometrium and vaginal wall, in decreassisng order of frequency. The incidence was roughly equal in both sexes with an age range of 16-78 years. In females, the msot frequent clinical diagnosis was carcinoma. The findings indicate that the clinical and histopatological diagnosis of granuloma inguinale entails a high degree of suspcion in a community where the disease in uncommon
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Main subject:
Biopsy
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Granuloma Inguinale
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Barbados
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English Caribbean
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1988
Type:
Article
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