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==Physcial Examination== | ==Physcial Examination== | ||
===Primary LGV=== | ===Primary LGV=== | ||
*Patients presenting at first stage of LGV usually have a small, nontender [[papule]] or [[ulcer]]. | *Patients presenting at first stage of LGV usually have a small, nontender [[papule]] or [[ulcer]].<ref name="pmid25870512">{{cite journal| author=Ceovic R, Gulin SJ| title=Lymphogranuloma venereum: diagnostic and treatment challenges. | journal=Infect Drug Resist | year= 2015 | volume= 8 | issue= | pages= 39-47 | pmid=25870512 | doi=10.2147/IDR.S57540 | pmc=PMC4381887 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25870512 }} </ref> | ||
*Common locations in males: | *Common locations in males: | ||
:*[[Coronal sulcus]] | :*[[Coronal sulcus]] | ||
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:*[[Scrotum]] | :*[[Scrotum]] | ||
*Common locations in females: | *Common locations in females: | ||
:*Posterior | :*Posterior vaginal wall | ||
:*Posterior [[cervix]] | :*Posterior [[cervix]] | ||
:*[[Fourchette]] | :*[[Fourchette]] | ||
:*[[Vulva]] | :*[[Vulva]] | ||
*Due to lesion location on each sex, more males present at this stage than females. | *Due to lesion location on each sex, more males present at this stage than females.<ref name="pmid25870512"></ref> | ||
===Secondary LGV=== | ===Secondary LGV=== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nate Michalak, B.A.
Overview
Physcial Examination
Primary LGV
- Patients presenting at first stage of LGV usually have a small, nontender papule or ulcer.[1]
- Common locations in males:
- Common locations in females:
- Posterior vaginal wall
- Posterior cervix
- Fourchette
- Vulva
- Due to lesion location on each sex, more males present at this stage than females.[1]
Secondary LGV
Tertiary LGV
Gallery
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Lymphogranuloma venereum: is caused by the invasive serovars L1, L2, or L3 of Chlamydia trachomatis. This young adult experienced the acute onset of tender, enlarged lymph nodes in both groins.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.