LGV

Examples

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• The symptoms of LGV often include swelling of the lymph nodes near the groin and genital sores.

• LGV is rare in industrialized countries but endemic in parts of Africa, Southeast Asia, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

  Academic text (2008)

• Head and neck manifestations of LGV may become an increasing problem in the future if sexual practices, such as orogenital contact, become more widespread.

  Academic text (2008)

• Even in these regions where LGV is endemic, the oral manifestations of the disease are rarely recognized and are considered relatively uncommon.

  Academic text (2008)

• However, the presence of a characteristic clinical syndrome in combination with a positive serologic test is considered adequate for a presumptive diagnosis of LGV.

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• Estimates of the incidence and prevalence of LGV in the United States are difficult to obtain, as the disease is sometimes unrecognized and often not reported.

  Academic text (2008)

• In this report, we describe a patient in whom cervical lymphadenopathy, with probable oropharyngeal involvement, was the presenting manifestation of LGV. Case report.

  Academic text (2008)

• The diagnosis of LGV is usually made serologically and by exclusion of other causes of inguinal lymphadenopathy or genital ulcers.

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• This case highlights an unusual manifestation of LGV infection: cervical lymphadenopathy following suspected oropharyngeal infection with C. trachomatis.

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• The most common clinical manifestation of LGV is evident in its secondary stage: unilateral tender inguinal and/or femoral lymphadenopathy.

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Synonyms

L

lymphogranuloma venereum

vsLGV

• Specialized

9.9

A sexually transmitted infection that causes sores on the genitals and swollen glands in the groin

is the general disease term not naming the exact bacterial species

L

lymphopathia venereum

vsLGV

• Specialized

9.9

An infection spread through sex that causes genital sores and swollen glands in the groin

is the broader medical label without extra species detail

Surface Forms

Etymology