The potential role of serology in diagnosing chronic lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV): A case of LGV mimicking Crohn's disease

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-140

  Forrester, B ^a   Pawade, J ^a   Horner, Patrick ^a,b  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RECTUM BIOPSY; SERODIAGNOSIS; STANDARD;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; PROCTITIS; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 33645833245     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2005.016667     Document Type: Article

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