Open AccessA Case of Late-Stage Lymphogranuloma Venereum in a Woman in Europe
Author(s) -
M.J. Lázaro,
Patricia Mejuto López,
Martí Vall-Mayans,
Beatriz Lorenzana Fernández,
Azucena Rodríguez-Guardado
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000000014
Subject(s) - lymphogranuloma venereum , chlamydia trachomatis , medicine , serotype , lymphangitis , sexually transmitted disease , chlamydiaceae , dermatology , virology , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Lymphogranuloma venereum is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis serovars L1-L3. The third stage of the disease leads to chronic progressive lymphangitis. The first European case of elephantiasic enlargement of the female genitalia caused by C. trachomatis L2 serovar in decades is reported.