Granuloma venereum

General: Donovania granulomatis; infective venereal disease; preval 737d32h ent in black women; Chlamydia trachomatis is an intracellular bacterium lacking respiratory enzymes that has an affinity for mucosal epithelium; serotypes A through C have been epidemiologically associated with trachoma; serotypes E through K have been associated with genital infection and keratoconjunctivitis in sexually active adults and neonates; other serotypes have been associated with lymphogranuloma venereum and Reiter syndrome.

Ocular: Lid and orbit granulomas.

Clinical: Painless primary lesions; painful secondarily infected ulcers.

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