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Lymphogranuloma Venereum

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Abstract

Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) has been renamed several times in the past and was known as tropical bubo, climatic bubo, poradenitis inguinalis, Durand-Nicolas-Favre disease, lymphopathia venereum and the fourth, fifth or sixth diseases. The causative agent of LGV is Chlamydia trachomatis genovar L. Worldwide, LGV is thought to account for 2–10 % of genito-ulcerative diseases in tropical climate areassuch as India and Africa. In Europe, North America and Australia, LGV is endemic mainly among HIV coinfected men who have sex with men. The first choice of treatment is an uninterrupted 21-day course of doxycycline 100 mg b.i.d.

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Abbreviations

B.i.d.:

Bis in die/two times a day

C:

Chlamydia

LGV:

Lymphogranuloma venereum

MSM:

Men who have sex with men

NAAT:

Nucleic acid amplification test

Q.i.d.:

Quater in die/four times a day

STI:

Sexually transmitted infection

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Henry John Christiaan de Vries

  2. STI Outpatient Clinic, Cluster for Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Henry John Christiaan de Vries

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    Torello M. Lotti

  4. Unit of Dermatology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Angelo Massimiliano D’Erme

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de Vries, H.J.C. (2015). Lymphogranuloma Venereum. In: Katsambas, A.D., Lotti, T.M., Dessinioti, C., D’Erme, A.M. (eds) European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45139-7_57

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