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A case of granuloma inguinale superimposed on apparently a visceral sarcoidosis has been reported. The degree of hepato-splenomegaly was considerable, pulmonary pathology was present, and myocardial involvement suspected. Factors in the epidemiology that modify sarcoid development or might possibly give rise to that type reaction from Donovan bodies are emphasized and discussed.
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Lasche, E., McCabe, E.S. Granuloma inguinale associated with hepato-spleno-megaly and diffuse pulmonary infiltration. Amer. Jour. Dig. Dis. 19, 361–363 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02879193
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