Linfogranuloma venéreo

160 anos de progressos clínicos e laboratoriais

Authors

  • René Garrido Neves Faculdade de Medicina/UFRJ
  • Omar Lupi da Rosa Santos Faculdade de Medicina/UFRJ

Keywords:

Lymphogranuloma venereum, clamydial in fections

Abstract

Lymphogranuloma venercum (LGY) is an acute to chronic sexually transmitted infectious disease with transient genital lesions followcd by significant regional lymphadenopathy as well as systemic manifestations. LGV may progrcss to late fibrosis and tissue destruction in untreated cases. The causative organism is Chlamydia trachomaris. It is more frequent in tropical and subtropical climates, in areas of low socioeconomic development or great sexual promiscuity.

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Author Biographies

René Garrido Neves, Faculdade de Medicina/UFRJ

Professor Titular de Dermatologia - Faculdade de Medicina/UFRJ. Chefe do Serviço de Dermatologia do Instituto Nacional do Câncer (INCa).

Omar Lupi da Rosa Santos, Faculdade de Medicina/UFRJ

Mestre e Doutorando em Dermatologia - Faculdade de Medicina/UFRJ. Professor Assistente de Dematologia da Universidade Gama Filho

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Published

1996-11-12

How to Cite

1.
Neves RG, Santos OL da R. Linfogranuloma venéreo: 160 anos de progressos clínicos e laboratoriais. DST [Internet]. 1996 Nov. 12 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];8(2):34-7. Available from: https://bjstd.org/revista/article/view/136

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (1996)

Section

Original Article