Lymphogranuloma venerium proctitis in the setting of HIV: A case report and differential diagnosis

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 493-494

  Heras, Eva ^a   Llibre, Josep M ^a   Sirera, Guillem ^a   Mate, Jose L ^a   Boix, Vicente ^a   Rey Joly, Celestino ^a   Clotet, Bonaventura ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR PLUS LAMIVUDINE; DOXYCYCLINE; NEVIRAPINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; ENDOSCOPY; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; LYMPHOMA; MALE; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCTITIS; RECTUM BIOPSY; TENESMUS; ULCER; UNSAFE SEX;

ANAL CANAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOXYCYCLINE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCTITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69249104956     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2008.0261     Document Type: Letter

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