A case of late-stage lymphogranuloma venereum in a woman in Europe

Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Oct;40(10):792-3. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000014.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Azithromycin / therapeutic use
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / classification
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Doxycycline / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Elephantiasis / diagnosis*
  • Elephantiasis / drug therapy
  • Elephantiasis / pathology
  • Elephantiasis / surgery
  • Female
  • Fistula / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Lymphogranuloma Venereum / diagnosis*
  • Lymphogranuloma Venereum / drug therapy
  • Lymphogranuloma Venereum / pathology
  • Lymphogranuloma Venereum / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vulva / pathology*
  • Vulvar Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Vulvar Diseases / drug therapy
  • Vulvar Diseases / pathology
  • Vulvar Diseases / surgery

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Azithromycin
  • Doxycycline