Proctitis as the clinical presentation of lymphogranuloma venereum, a re-emerging disease in developed countries
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a sexually transmitted infectious disease caused by serovars L1, L2 and L3 of Chlamydia trachomatis. The initial presentation is usually a painless ulcerated papule on the genitalia or distal proctitis. The progression of the infection can lead to major complication...
Main Authors: | Jorge López-Vicente, Daniel Rodríguez-Alcalde, Luis Hernández-Villalba, Diego Moreno-Sánchez, Mercedes Lumbreras-Cabrera, Carlos Barros-Aguado, Juan Carlos Galán |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Aran Ediciones
2014-01-01
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Series: | Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas |
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Online Access: | http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082014000100011&lng=en&tlng=en |
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