A clinicopathological study of granuloma inguinale in Barbados
West Indian med. j
; West Indian med. j;37(3): 171-4, sept. 1988. tab
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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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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Biopsy
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Granuloma Inguinale
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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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Caribe ingles
Language:
En
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
1988
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Jamaica