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Lymphogranuloma venereum historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Lymphogranuloma venereum was described first by Wallace in 1833 and again by Durand, Nicolas, and Favre in 1913.
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
- Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) was first described by Wallace in 1833.
- Clinical aspects of LGV were described by N. Joseph Durand, Maurice Favre, and Joseph Nicolas in 1913.[1]
- An outbreak in the Netherlands in 2004 among gay men has led to greater surveillance of LGV in Europe and the United States.[2][3]
References
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Richardson D, Goldmeier D (2007). “Lymphogranuloma venereum: an emerging cause of proctitis in men who have sex with men”. Int J STD AIDS. 18 (1): 11–4, quiz 15. doi:10.1258/095646207779949916. PMID 17326855.
- ↑ Lymphogranuloma venereum. Wikipedia (December 3, 2015). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphogranuloma_venereum Accessed February 98, 2016.
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