Extragenital donovanosis in a patient with AIDS.

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  • C J Sanders
چکیده

A case of extragenital donovanosis in a patient with AIDS is reported from Zimbabwe. Despite the rarity of donovanosis in Zimbabwe it is important that health workers are familiar with this disease since donovanosis increases the risk of HIV transmission and appropriate treatment is often successful even in patients with severe immunodeficiency.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Sexually transmitted infections

دوره 74 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1998