Lymphogranuloma venereum and non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a case report

Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is an uncommon, contagious, sexually transmitted disease (STD). We report a case of a 17-year-old teenager who presented with a 2-month-old ulcerous vegetant lesion in the right inguinal region. The patient was diagnosed with LGV and received erythromycin treatment. Th...

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Published in:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 412 - 414
Main Authors:	Passos, Mauro Romero Leal, Arze, Wilma Nancy Campos, Passos, Felipe Dinau Leal, Faria, Priscilla Frauches Madureira de, Varella, Renata Queiroz, Passos, Mariana Dinau Leal, Ferreira, Dennis de Carvalho
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 01-06-2012 Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Subjects:	Adolescent DST Humans Linfogranuloma venéreo Linfoma não Hodgkin Lymphogranuloma Venereum - complications Lymphoma Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse - complications Male Medical diagnosis Sexually transmitted diseases STD Teenagers TROPICAL MEDICINE Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Lymphogranuloma venereum STD Linfoma não Hodgkin DST Linfogranuloma venéreo
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Summary:	Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is an uncommon, contagious, sexually transmitted disease (STD). We report a case of a 17-year-old teenager who presented with a 2-month-old ulcerous vegetant lesion in the right inguinal region. The patient was diagnosed with LGV and received erythromycin treatment. Three months after treatment, he presented with a new ulcerous lesion, very similar to the previous one, in the right supraclavicular region. He was diagnosed with a diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Both diseases are rare in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil, and physicians should not neglect the possibility of STDs in such cases.
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ISSN:	0037-8682 1678-9849 1678-9849 0037-8682
DOI:	10.1590/S0037-86822012000300029