Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV, also known as lymphopathia venerea, tropical bubo, climatic bubo, strumous bubo, poradenitis inguinales, Durand-Nicolas-Favre disease and lymphogranuloma inguinale) is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the invasive serovars L1, L2, or L3 of Chlamydia trachomatis.
LGV was first described by Wallace in 1833 and again by Durand, Nicolas, and Favre in 1913.
LGV is primarily an infection of lymphatics and lymph no...
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Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV, also known as lymphopathia venerea, tropical bubo, climatic bubo, strumous bubo, poradenitis inguinales, Durand-Nicolas-Favre disease and lymphogranuloma inguinale) is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the invasive serovars L1, L2, or L3 of Chlamydia trachomatis.
LGV was first described by Wallace in 1833 and again by Durand, Nicolas, and Favre in 1913.
LGV is primarily an infection of lymphatics and lymph nodes. Chlamydia trachomatis is the bacteria responsible for LGV. It gains entrance through breaks in the skin, or it can cross the epithelial cell layer of mucous membranes. The organism travels from the site of inoculation down the lymphatic channels to multiply within mononuclear phagocytes of the lymph nodes it passes.
In developed nations, it was considered rare before 2003. However, a recent outbreak in the Netherlands among gay men has led to an increase of LGV in Europe and the United States. A majority of these patients are HIV co...
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