The rectal Tonsil-A reaction to Chlamydial infection?

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 483-485

  Cramer, Stewart F ^a   Romansky, Susan ^b   Hulbert, Barbara ^b   Rauh, Steven ^c   Papp, John R ^d   Casiano Colon, Aida E ^e  

^a Pathology ^*

^b ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Rochester Colon Rectal Surgeons PC   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e Integrated Regional Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LETTER; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RECTUM POLYP; RECTUM SURGERY; RECTUM TUMOR; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PROCTITIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOXYCYCLINE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; LYMPHOID TISSUE; PROCTITIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 62849087087     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31818ff45e     Document Type: Letter

References (6)

1. Boisvert J-F, Koutsky LA, Suchland RJ, et al. Clinical features of Chlamydia trachomatis rectal infection by serovar among homosexually active men. Sex Transmit Dis. 1999;26:392-398.
2. de la Monte CM, Hutchins GM. Follicular proctocolitis and neuromatous hyperplasia with lymphogranuloma venereum. Human Pathol. 1985;16:1025-1032.
3. Farris AB, Lauwers GY, Ferry JA, et al. The rectal tonsil-a reactive lymphoid proliferation that may mimic lymphoma. Am J Surg Pathol. 2008;32:1075-1079.
4. Millman K, Black CM, Johnson RE, et al. Population-based genetic and evolutionary analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis urogenital strain variation in the United States. J Bacteriol. 2004;186:2457-2465.
5. Schacter J. Confirmatory serodiagnosis of lymphogranuloma venereum proctitis may yield false positive results due to other chlamydial infections of the rectum. Sex Trans Dis. 1981;8:26-28.
6. Stamm WE. Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis genitourinary infections. Ann Int Med. 1988;108:710-717.