DONOVANOSIS OF THE ORAL CAVITY - CASE-REPORT

Donovanosis (Granuloma inguinale) is an infectious disease, the effect s of which are usually confined to the genital region. Various extrage nital manifestations of the disease have been described. This report d escribes a case where the condition represented in the oral cavity som e time after the apparently successful treatment of the genital lesion . Members of both the medical and dental profession serving the northe rn parts of Australia and adjacent tropical regions should be aware of the possibility of encountering this disease. Delay in its diagnosis may result in extensive tissue destruction and a potentially fatal out come. Intensive antibiotic therapy followed by long-term follow-up is usually curative.