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lymphogranuloma venereum

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lymphogranuloma venereum: see sexually transmitted disease sexually transmitted disease (STD) or venereal disease, term for infections acquired mainly through sexual contact. Five diseases were traditionally known as venereal diseases: gonorrhea, syphilis, and the less common granuloma inguinale,
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lymphogranuloma venereum [‚lim·fə‚gran·yə′lō·mə və′nir·ē·əm]
(medicine)
A systemic infectious venereal disease caused by a microorganism belonging to the PLT-Bedsonia group, characterized by enlargement of inguinal lymph nodes and genital ulceration. Abbreviated LGV. Also known as lymphogranuloma inguinale; lymphopathia venereum; venereal bubo.
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Abstract Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)--caused by Chlamydia trachomatis serovars L1, L2, or L3--rarely occurs in the United States.
Head and neck manifestations of lymphogranuloma venereum by Albay, Diana T.; Mathisen, Glenn E. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
We studied the quality and timeliness of public health actions during the reemergence of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Europe from January 2004 to February 2006.
Control measures used during lymphogranuloma venereum outbreak, Europe by Timen, Aura; Hulscher, Marlies E.J.L.; Vos, Dieuwke; van de Laar, Marita J.W.; Fenton, Kevin A.; van / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The first cases of a previously rare sexually transmitted infection have been reported in the UK, it has been revealed The disease - Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) - had been considered rare until 2003 when around 100 cases were reported in gay men in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, with further cases in France, Germany, Belgium and the US.
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