eMedicine - Lymphogranuloma Venereum : Article by Andrew C Bushnell, M
| Title: | eMedicine - Lymphogranuloma Venereum : Article by Andrew C Bushnell, M |
| URL: | http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic304.htm |
| Description: | Lymphogranuloma Venereum - Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a sexually transmitted disease that primarily infects the lymphatics.The disease originally was described in 1833 by Wallace. It was defined as a clinical and pathological entity in 1913 by Durand, Nicolas, and Favre.LGV synonyms inclu lymphogranuloma venereum,lymphopathia venerea,tropical bubo,climatic bubo,strumous bubo,poradenitis inguinales,durand-nicolas-favre disease,lymphogranuloma inguinale,lgv,sexually transmitted disease,s |
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