The donovanosis is a sexually transmitted disease wich is onlu diagnosed through biopsy and smears. Out of 2259 biopsies made by Dermatology Service from "Dos de Mayo National Hospital" in Lima-Peru since 1991 to 1994, 35 samples were positives to Leishman staining and HE. 83% (29) corresponded to make and 17% (6) to female, 60% patients ranged between 21 to 30 years old (10). This disease is localized in penis (34%)(12) and perianal (34%)(12) sites. It is important to underline the place of different injuries compared with those of other studies. A finding of injury in vulvus of puerpera is reported.

Objetive: To determine efficacy and safety of capsaicin 0,075% topical therapy in the treatment of pruritus due to eosinophilic folliculitis in HIV patients with lymphocyte count CD4 (+) <250 x mm3. Design: Randomized clinical trial, double blind study. Setting: Infectious and Tropical Diseases Service and Dermatology Service, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Peru. Participants: Patients with VIH-associated eosinophilic folliculitis. Interventions: Forty patients with HIV-associated eosinophilic folliculitis were randomly distributed in two groups: group 1 included 20 patients that received sample 1 and group 2, 20 patients that received sample 2. Patients received capsaicin 0,075% and menthol 1% treatments (marked as sample 1 and sample 2). Instructions on topical use each 6 hours were given to patients. Visits were programmed to evaluate efficacy and monitor adverse events by st...