Diseases

Lymphogranuloma Venereum

Subacute inflammation of the inguinal lymph glands caused by certain immunotypes of CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS. It is a sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. but is more widespread in developing countries. It is distinguished from granuloma venereum (see GRANULOMA INGUINALE), which is caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.

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Subacute inflammation of the inguinal lymph glands caused by certain immunotypes of CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS. It is a sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. but is more widespread in developing countries. It is distinguished from granuloma venereum (see GRANULOMA INGUINALE), which is caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.

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  • Lymphogranuloma Inguinale

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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caused by Chlamydia trachomatis

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lymphogranuloma Venereum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008219. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008219
  2. Lymphogranuloma Venereum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphogranuloma_venereum
  3. Lymphogranuloma Venereum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q694552