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Lymphogranuloma Venereum
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Basics
Description
Description
- Sexually transmitted disease
- Primary stage (not always seen):
- Painless papule, pustule, or ulcer
- Secondary stage:
- Spread to regional lymph nodes
- Fluctuant inguinal lymphadenopathy (buboes)
- Lymphadenopathy may be unilateral or bilateral
- Responsive to antibacterial therapy
- Tertiary stage:
- If untreated, significant tissue damage and destruction may result
- Endemic in Southeast Asia, Latin America, parts of Africa, and the Caribbean
- Now endemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) in industrialized countries
- Also known as:
- Struma
- Tropical bubo
- Nicolas–Favre–Durand disease
Etiology
Etiology
Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes L1, L2, and L3
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Basics
Description
Description
- Sexually transmitted disease
- Primary stage (not always seen):
- Painless papule, pustule, or ulcer
- Secondary stage:
- Spread to regional lymph nodes
- Fluctuant inguinal lymphadenopathy (buboes)
- Lymphadenopathy may be unilateral or bilateral
- Responsive to antibacterial therapy
- Tertiary stage:
- If untreated, significant tissue damage and destruction may result
- Endemic in Southeast Asia, Latin America, parts of Africa, and the Caribbean
- Now endemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) in industrialized countries
- Also known as:
- Struma
- Tropical bubo
- Nicolas–Favre–Durand disease
Etiology
Etiology
Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes L1, L2, and L3
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Citation
Rosen, Peter, et al., editors. "Lymphogranuloma Venereum." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307277/all/Lymphogranuloma_Venereum.
Lymphogranuloma Venereum. In: Rosen P, Shayne P, Barkin AZ, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307277/all/Lymphogranuloma_Venereum. Accessed September 24, 2020.
Lymphogranuloma Venereum. (2016). In Rosen, P., Shayne, P., Barkin, A. Z., Wolfe, R. E., Hayden, S. R., Barkin, R. M., & Schaider, J. J. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (5th edition). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Retrieved September 24, 2020, from https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307277/all/Lymphogranuloma_Venereum
Lymphogranuloma Venereum [Internet]. In: Rosen P, Shayne P, Barkin AZ, Wolfe RE, Hayden SR, Barkin RM, Schaider JJ, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2020 September 24]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307277/all/Lymphogranuloma_Venereum.
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