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GRANULOMA INGUINALE: THREE CASES DIAGNOSED IN TORONTO, CANADA
Author(s) -
HACKER PETER,
FISHER BENJAMIN K.,
DEKOVEN JOEL,
SHIER R. MICHAEL
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1992.tb01374.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , family medicine
Granuloma inguinale (GI) is a sexually transmitted disease seldom seen in the United States and Canada. We are reporting three cases recently seen in Toronto, Ontario, two in immigrants, and one in a native born Canadian who had an intimate relationship with a foreign visitor. The basic features of the disease are discussed.