Granuloma Inguinale (Calymmatobacterium granulomatis)
1997 Case Definition
The 1997 case definition appearing on this page was previously published in the 1990
MMWR Recommendations and Reports titled Case Definitions for Public Health Surveillance [MMWR 1990;39(RR13)]
(available at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00025629.htm).
Thus, the 1990 and 1997 versions of the case definition are identical.
Clinical description
A slowly progressive ulcerative disease of the
skin and lymphatics of the genital and perianal area caused by
infection with Calymmatobacterium granulomatis. A clinically
compatible case would have one or more painless or minimally
painful granulomatous lesions in the anogenital area.
Laboratory criteria for diagnosis
Case classification
Confirmed: a clinically
compatible case that is laboratory confirmed
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