RT Book, Section
A1 Brockmeyer, Norbert H.
A1 Lautenschlager, Stephan
A2 Kang, Sewon
A2 Amagai, Masayuki
A2 Bruckner, Anna L.
A2 Enk, Alexander H.
A2 Margolis, David J.
A2 McMichael, Amy J.
A2 Orringer, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1161341526
T1 Lymphogranuloma Venereum
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071837798
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161341526
RD 2024/04/17
AB AT-A-GLANCELymphogranuloma  venereum  is  a  sexually  transmitted  infection  caused  by  L  serovars  (serologic  variants)  of  Chlamydia  trachomatis.Endemic  in  Africa,  Southeast  Asia,  and  South  and  Central  America,  and  rare  in  developed  countries.Outbreaks  have  occurred  among  men  who  have  sex  with  men  in  Europe,  Australia,  and  North  America.Clinically  manifests  as  inguinal  and  anorectal  syndromes,  in  3  stages.Hematogenous  spread  with  manifestations  of  systemic  infection.Diagnosis  is  by  identification  of  organism  and  by  serology  or  genotyping.Doxycycline  or  azithromycin  (second-line)  treatment  is  curative  if  given  early  in  the  infection  course.