. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. Fig. 3.—Abscess of the clitoris, specimen removed at Fig. 6. Cross section of iibscess at a point shown In dotted line on Fig. 5. The ab-scess cavity is collapsed. It contained about 30 to 50 of a thick pus. TAUSSIG: PATHOLOGY OF VULVAR DISEASES 413 the presence of bacteria termed Donovans bodies in the secretionsand tissues of the ulcer. While further investigations are still re-quired for positive proof of the etiology of this disease, I think wecan accept granuloma inguinale as a definite clinical entity. Therecent reports of
. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. Fig. 3.—Abscess of the clitoris, specimen removed at Fig. 6. Cross section of iibscess at a point shown In dotted line on Fig. 5. The ab-scess cavity is collapsed. It contained about 30 to 50 of a thick pus. TAUSSIG: PATHOLOGY OF VULVAR DISEASES 413 the presence of bacteria termed Donovans bodies in the secretionsand tissues of the ulcer. While further investigations are still re-quired for positive proof of the etiology of this disease, I think wecan accept granuloma inguinale as a definite clinical entity. Therecent reports of Randall, Small and Belk are particularly convincing. I am able to contribute a brief report of two cases to the literatureon this 1. The first ease was observed by Dr. E. F. Schmitz to whom I amindebted for the permission to include it in this report. This patient,a negress, was so dull mentally that no history could be obtainedfrom her further than the fact that the sores have been present forseveral years and that antiluetic treatment, cauterization and local
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