Lymphogranuloma venerum as ulcerous proctitis in men who have sex with men;Lymphogranuloma venereum som ulcerøs proktitt hos menn som har sex med menn

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 127, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2094-2095

  Haugstvedt, Åse ^a   Thorvaldsen, Johannes ^a   Halsos, Arne Martin ^a  

^a Olafiaklinikken   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCTITIS; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; PROCTITIS;

EID: 34848908693     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: 08077096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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