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Case Reports
. 2019 Nov;25(11):2112-2114.
doi: 10.3201/eid2511.190819.

Orolabial Lymphogranuloma Venereum, Michigan, USA

Sahrish Ilyas, Deborah Richmond, Gerald Burns, Katherine E Bowden, Kimberly Workowski, Ellen N Kersh, Pranatharthi H Chandrasekar
Case Reports

Orolabial Lymphogranuloma Venereum, Michigan, USA

Sahrish Ilyas et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Nov.

Abstract

Orolabial lymphogranuloma venereum was diagnosed for a man in Michigan, USA, who had sex with men, some infected with HIV. High index of suspicion for lymphogranuloma venereum led to accurate diagnosis, successful therapy, and description of an L2b variant with a unique genetic mutation.

Keywords: Chlamydia trachomatis; Lymphogranuloma venereum; MSM; Michigan; USA; bacteria; cervical adenopathy; men who have sex with men; orolabial site.

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