1/3. Pseudoelephantiasis of the penis following donovanosis.Pseudoelephantiasis of the penis, an unusual sequel of longstanding donovanosis with otherwise characteristics clinical expression, is reported in a young man. The diagnosis was confirmed by the demonstration of Donovan bodies in Giemsa stained tissue smears and tissue sections.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = elephantiasis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/3. Unusual gynaecological presentations of donovanosis as pseudo-elephantiasis and carcinoma of the cervix.We report 2 unusual gynaecological manifestations of Donovanosis in young tribal aborigines. The first patient presented for medical attention after haemorrhaging from a large pedunculated lesion arising from the left labium minus and majus. This lesion was subsequently confirmed as pseudo-elephantiasis resulting from long-standing Donovanosis of the vulva. The second patient, with initial findings consistent with a diagnosis of advanced cervical malignancy, was referred to the oncology service of a tertiary referral centre. Because of her age and race a differential diagnosis of Donovanosis was considered and subsequently confirmed on special staining (Warthin-Starry) of biopsy specimens. No evidence of malignancy was found in these specimens.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = elephantiasis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/3. Donovanosis (granuloma inguinale) with vulval pseudo-elephantiasis.A 24 year old Melanesian female from the Eastern Highlands of papua new guinea presented with chronic painless ulcers of the external genitalia, anus and thighs of many years' duration and marked left labial hypertrophy for one year. Scrapings from the ulcers contained large foamy mononuclear cells in which Donovan bodies were demonstrated. The ulcers responded to tetracycline therapy however she absconded after three weeks before surgical correction of the labial pseudo-elephantiasis could be carried out. Vulval pseudo elephantiasis of the magnitude present in this case is rarely seen in papua new guinea.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.2keywords = elephantiasis (Clic here for more details about this article) |