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{{CMG}} {{AE}} {{KD}}; {{NRM}}
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==Overview==


==Laboratory Findings==
==Laboratory Findings==
* It may be donovanosis if [[genital sore]]s have been present for a long time and have been spreading.
 
* Tests that may be done include:
**Culture of tissue sample: Culture of C. granulomatis is difficult to perform and not routinely available.
**Scrapings or [[punch biopsy]] of lesion: Diagnosis requires visualization of [[Donovan bodies]] (numerous bacilli in the cytoplasm of [[macrophage]] demonstrated with [[Giemsa stain|Giemsa]] or [[Wright’s stain]]) in smears of scrapings from the ulcer base or histologic sections.
*Laboratory tests, such as those used to detect [[syphilis]], are available only on a research basis for diagnosing donovanosis.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:06, 3 March 2016