METASTATIC GRANULOMA VENEREUM; REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: L. C. Paggi, Edgar Hull
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1944)

Case Reports1 April 1944METASTATIC GRANULOMA VENEREUM; REPORT OF A CASEL. C. PAGGI, M.D., EDGAR HULL, M.D., F.A.C.P.L. C. PAGGI, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EDGAR HULL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-20-4-686 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptGranuloma venereum (granuloma inguinale) is a chronic infectious disease, usually transmitted by sexual contact, characterized in most cases by ulcerative and granulomatous lesions of the genitalia or adjacent regions. It was first reported in 1882 by McLeod,1 in India, and was described more completely in 1896 by Conyers and Daniels,2 who observed the disease in South America. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New Orleans, Louisiana*Presented at the Regional Meeting of the American College of Physicians, New Orleans, Louisiana, April, 1943.From the Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, and the Contagious Service of the Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDonovanosisDonovanosis (granuloma inguinale): A rare cause of osteolytic bone lesionsDisseminated granuloma inguinale and its relationship to granuloma of the cervix and pregnancySystemic DonovaniasisGranuloma inguinale associated with hepato-spleno-megaly and diffuse pulmonary infiltrationFour cases of granuloma inguinale of cervix diagnosed clinically as carcinoma 1 April 1944Volume 20, Issue 4Page: 686-695KeywordsGranulomasHospital medicineInfectious diseasesLesions ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1944 PDF downloadLoading ...