Lymphogranuloma venereum proctitis masquerading as inflammatory bowel disease in 12 homosexual men

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-65

  Soni, S ^a   Srirajaskanthan, R ^a   Lucas, S B ^b   Alexander, S ^c   Wong, T ^a   White, J A ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM PROCTITIS; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTUM BIOPSY; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCTITIS;

EID: 77953211187     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2010.04313.x     Document Type: Article

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