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 2012-06, Vol.45 (3), p.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
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Language:English
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
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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.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
1678-9849
0037-8682
DOI:10.1590/S0037-86822012000300029