Lymphogranuloma venerum (LGV) proctitis mimicking rectal cancer

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Taylor, G ^a   Dasari, B V M ^a   Mckie, L ^a   Harvey, C ^a   Emerson, C ^b  

^a Mater Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TENESMUS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952524604     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2010.02501.x     Document Type: Article

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