TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Lymphogranuloma Venereum A1 - Brockmeyer, Norbert H. A1 - Lautenschlager, Stephan A2 - Kang, Sewon A2 - Amagai, Masayuki A2 - Bruckner, Anna L. A2 - Enk, Alexander H. A2 - Margolis, David J. A2 - McMichael, Amy J. A2 - Orringer, Jeffrey S. PY - 2019 T2 - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e AB - AT-A-GLANCELymphogranuloma venereum is a sexually transmitted infection caused by L serovars (serologic variants) of Chlamydia trachomatis.Endemic in Africa, Southeast Asia, and South and Central America, and rare in developed countries.Outbreaks have occurred among men who have sex with men in Europe, Australia, and North America.Clinically manifests as inguinal and anorectal syndromes, in 3 stages.Hematogenous spread with manifestations of systemic infection.Diagnosis is by identification of organism and by serology or genotyping.Doxycycline or azithromycin (second-line) treatment is curative if given early in the infection course. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161341526 ER -