Ok, so let’s just get straight to what we know. A woman in Southport has caught a rare sexually transmitted infection called granuloma inguinale.
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Common in tropical areas such as the Caribbean, symptoms include painless lesions on and/or near the genital area that have a “beefy red appearance” that can also bleed.
It is also reported that the bacteria can make the genitals “rot away.”
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The woman – who we feel extremely sorry for – was diagnosed with donovanosis within the last year. The case was reported and revealed via a Freedom of Information request made by chemist-4-u.com, an online pharmacy.
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How to treat it
As with most things, early treatment is key. However, spotting the symptoms can be difficult.
“Although antibiotics can treat donovanosis, early-stage cases might be going undiagnosed because it’s so uncommon in the UK,” Shamir Patel, chemist-4.u.com’s online pharmacist, told the Liverpool Echo. “This is a very rare and nasty condition, and it could be one of the first times it has been recorded in the UK.”
