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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nate Michalak, B.A.

Classification

Clincal features of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) occur in three stages.

First Stage (Primary LGV)

• Characterized by small, painless papule that may ulcerate
• Papule is self-limited

Second Stage (Secondary LGV)

• Characterized by painful lymphodenopathy
• Lymphodenopathy most commonly involves inguinal and/or femoral lymph nodes