Case report: lymphogranuloma venereum in New Zealand

Sexual Health ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Robertson ◽  
Sunita Azariah ◽  
Collette Bromhead ◽  
Sepehr Tabrizi ◽  
Timothy Blackmore
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Lymphogranuloma Venereum ◽  
Sex With Men

We report New Zealand’s first two cases of anorectal lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV). Although infection in these cases was probably acquired off-shore, the cases are reported to demonstrate the need to be vigilant to the possibility of LGV when men who have sex with men present with symptoms of proctitis. Investigation and management of LGV is discussed.

Asymptomatic urethral lymphogranuloma venereum: a case report

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 828-830
Author(s):  
Louise Charest ◽  
Judith Fafard ◽  
Zoë R Greenwald
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
North America ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Lymphogranuloma Venereum ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Current Guidelines

Since 2003, there has been a resurgence of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), a variant of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), among men who have sex with men (MSM) in several urban areas of Europe and North America. LGV infection occurs most often at anal sites causing proctitis. Urethral and oropharyngeal infections are rare. In Quebec, LGV incidence has been increasing exponentially in recent years and the current guidelines support systematic LGV genotype testing among anorectal CT-positive samples only. This case report describes a patient with a urethral LGV infection, remarkable due to its prolonged asymptomatic development prior to the manifestation of an inguinal bubo. Physicians should be vigilant of potential cases of LGV and forward CT-positive samples occurring among individuals with LGV risk factors for genotype testing.

scholarly journals Actual and undiagnosed HIV prevalence in a community sample of men who have sex with men in Auckland, New Zealand

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter JW Saxton ◽  
Nigel P Dickson ◽  
Richard Griffiths ◽  
Anthony J Hughes ◽  
John Rowden
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Hiv Prevalence ◽  
Undiagnosed Hiv ◽  
Sex With Men

Enzootic bovine leukosis in New Zealand - A case report and update

1993 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 190-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.G. Thompson ◽  
A.C. Johnstone ◽  
F. Hilbink
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Enzootic Bovine Leukosis ◽  
Bovine Leukosis

scholarly journals Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Doxycycline Efficacy for Rectal Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Men Who Have Sex with Men

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 1778-1784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charussri Leeyaphan ◽  
Jason J. Ong ◽  
Eric P.F. Chow ◽  
Fabian Y.S. Kong ◽  
Jane S. Hocking ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Lymphogranuloma Venereum ◽  
Sex With Men

scholarly journals Lymphogranuloma venereum emerging in men who have sex with men in Germany

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 5-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Bremer ◽  
T Meyer ◽  
U Marcus ◽  
O Hamouda
Keyword(s):  
Lymphogranuloma Venereum ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Probable Case ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Lymph Node Swelling ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Omp1 Gene ◽  
Great Public Health

A resurgence of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) has been observed in several European countries. LGV is not a mandatorily notifiable disease in Germany. Reports of LGV cases have actively been collected by the Robert Koch-Institut since 2004 to describe the outbreak and estimate the extent of the LGV problem in Germany. Updates on the LGV outbreak were published in the German national epidemiological bulletin. Physicians were asked to send their samples to a laboratory for genotyping. A possible case was defined as a person with symptoms of proctitis and/or inguinal lymph node swelling and a positive chlamydia serology. A probable case had in addition a positive chlamydia rectal or urinary PCR test. A case was confirmed if the genotype L1-L3 was identified based on sequence analysis of omp1 gene sequences. Since 2003, LGV has been reported in 78 male patients in Germany. Of these, 61 patients were confirmed as genotype L2. Fifty eight out of 78 patients (74%) are known to be men who have sex with men (MSM). Fifty five patients (71%) had rectal symptoms and 49 (63%) knew they were HIV positive. Sixty two (79%) of the patients were residents of Berlin or Hamburg. LGV has emerged in MSM in Germany at the same time as in other European countries. It is thought that LGV may become endemic in the MSM community in German metropolitan areas, because the number of reported patients with LGV continues to increase. The increase in the number of LGV cases and the high HIV prevalence in LGV patients are of great public health concern. Clinicians and MSM may not be sufficiently aware of the disease, and existing efforts to promote awareness and prevention of sexually transmitted infections and HIV need to be strengthened.

scholarly journals Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in men who have sex with men (MSM): a re-emerging problem, Malta, 2018

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (43) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alastair Donachie ◽  
Gianfranco Spiteri ◽  
Christopher Barbara ◽  
Tanya Melillo ◽  
Ronza Hadad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Lymphogranuloma Venereum ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Sex Parties ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Group Sex

From 1 January to 30 June 2018, 11 cases of Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV; all preserved samples (n = 4) genovar L2b) were identified at the Genitourinary Clinic (GUC), Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta. All cases were diagnosed in men who have sex with men (MSM); six participated in three group-sex parties. Here, we describe the outbreak and risk factors associated with LGV diagnoses in MSM in Malta in 2018.

scholarly journals Analysis of 721 Chlamydia trachomatis-positive urogenital specimens from men and women using LGV L2-specific real-time PCR assay

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (42) ◽  
Author(s):  
D Goldenberger ◽  
F Dutly ◽  
M Gebhardt
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Real Time Pcr ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Lymphogranuloma Venereum ◽  
Pcr Assay ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The World ◽  
Sex With Men

The epidemic of rectal lymphogranuloma venereum among men who have sex with men in western Europe and other parts of the world is ongoing

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