Lymphogranuloma venereum presenting as genital ulceration and inguinal syndrome in men who have sex with men in London, UK
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1 Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; 2 The Mortimer Market Centre, Camden Primary Care Trust, London, UK; 3 Centre for Sexual Health and HIV Research, University College London, London, UK; 4 St Stephen’s Centre, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; 5 Sexually Transmitted Bacteria Reference Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Colindale, UK
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Lymphogranuloma venereum presenting as genital ulceration and inguinal syndrome.
OBJECTIVES To describe a series of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) cases presenting as inguinal syndrome and/or genital ulceration seen among men who have sex with men (MSM) in London, UK. METHODS Collaborative retrospective case note review. Clinicians from three London genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics accessed by large populations of MSM within the current LGV outbreak collected clinical...
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