A case of inguinal lymphogranuloma venereum imitating malignancy on CT imaging

Katherine Promer,Allan Pillay,Kai-Hua Chi,Noushin Vahdat,Samantha S. Katz,Cheng Y. Chen,Joshua Fierer

A case of inguinal lymphogranuloma venereum imitating malignancy on CT imaging

2019

Katherine Promer
Allan Pillay
Kai-Hua Chi
Noushin Vahdat
Samantha S. Katz
Cheng Y. Chen
Joshua Fierer

Abstract Lymphogranuloma venereum is a sexually transmitted infection caused by serovars L1, L2, and L3 of Chlamydia trachomatis . We here report a case of Lymphogranuloma venereum, confirmed by PCR testing, which mimicked malignancy on CT imaging.

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Pathology
Serotype
Chlamydia trachomatis
Lymphogranuloma venereum
Malignancy
Medicine
Computed tomography
ct imaging
Radiology

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