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Lymphogranuloma venereum classification

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) may be classified into three stages: primary LGV characterized by a self-limited papule, secondary LGV characterized by painful lymphadenopathy, and tertiary LGV (genitoanorectal syndrome) characterized by proctocolitis.

Classification

Classification

Clincal features of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) occur in three stages.

First Stage (Primary LGV)

  • Characterized by small, painless papule that may ulcerate
  • Papule is self-limited[1]

Second Stage (Secondary LGV)

Third Stage (Tertiary LGV)

References

References

  1. ↑ Mabey D, Peeling RW (2002). “Lymphogranuloma venereum”. Sex Transm Infect. 78 (2): 90–2. PMC 1744436. PMID 12081191.
  2. ↑ Ceovic R, Gulin SJ (2015). “Lymphogranuloma venereum: diagnostic and treatment challenges”. Infect Drug Resist. 8: 39–47. doi:10.2147/IDR.S57540. PMC 4381887. PMID 25870512.
  3. ↑ Pinsk I, Saloojee N, Friedlich M (2007). “Lymphogranuloma venereum as a cause of rectal stricture”. Can J Surg. 50 (6): E31–2. PMC 2386211. PMID 18067700.

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