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This photograph depicts a female patient in the lithotomy position with extensive perineal involvement associated with granuloma inguinale, also known as donovanosis, a bacterial infection caused by Klebsiella granulomatis, formerly classified as Calymmatobacterium granulomatis. The image highlights areas of ulceration and marked hypertrophic, verrucous tissue involving the external genitalia, perineum, and adjacent proximal thighs, reflecting the chronic granulomatous inflammatory process associated with advanced disease.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Susan Lindsley
Creation Date: 1973
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