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Lymphogranuloma venereum(LGV)

MedGen UID:
44221
Concept ID:
C0024286
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: LGV
SNOMED CT: Nicholas Favre disease (186946009); LGV - Lymphogranuloma venereum (186946009); Lymphogranuloma inguinale (186946009); Lymphogranuloma venereum (186946009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005834

Definition

Infection with the organism Mycobacterium. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLymphogranuloma venereum

Professional guidelines

PubMed

de Vries HJC, Nori AV, Kiellberg Larsen H, Kreuter A, Padovese V, Pallawela S, Vall-Mayans M, Ross J
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021 Jul;35(7):1434-1443. Epub 2021 May 31 doi: 10.1111/jdv.17269. PMID: 34057249
Stoner BP, Cohen SE
Clin Infect Dis 2015 Dec 15;61 Suppl 8:S865-73. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ756. PMID: 26602624
McLean CA, Stoner BP, Workowski KA
Clin Infect Dis 2007 Apr 1;44 Suppl 3:S147-52. doi: 10.1086/511427. PMID: 17342667

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Del Romero J, Moreno Guillén S, Rodríguez-Artalejo FJ, Ruiz-Galiana J, Cantón R, De Lucas Ramos P, García-Botella A, García-Lledó A, Hernández-Sampelayo T, Gómez-Pavón J, González Del Castillo J, Martín-Delgado MC, Martín Sánchez FJ, Martínez-Sellés M, Molero García JM, Gómez Castellá J, Palomo M, García Berrio R, Couso González A, Sotomayor C, Bouza E
Rev Esp Quimioter 2023 Oct;36(5):444-465. Epub 2023 Jun 19 doi: 10.37201/req/038.2023. PMID: 37335757Free PMC Article
de Vries HJC, Nori AV, Kiellberg Larsen H, Kreuter A, Padovese V, Pallawela S, Vall-Mayans M, Ross J
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021 Jul;35(7):1434-1443. Epub 2021 May 31 doi: 10.1111/jdv.17269. PMID: 34057249
Wick MR
Semin Diagn Pathol 2017 May;34(3):301-311. Epub 2016 Dec 14 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2016.12.003. PMID: 28094163
Logan C, Beadsworth MB, Beeching NJ
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2016 Oct;29(5):486-94. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000305. PMID: 27472290
Markle W, Conti T, Kad M
Prim Care 2013 Sep;40(3):557-87. Epub 2013 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2013.05.001. PMID: 23958358

Diagnosis

Del Romero J, Moreno Guillén S, Rodríguez-Artalejo FJ, Ruiz-Galiana J, Cantón R, De Lucas Ramos P, García-Botella A, García-Lledó A, Hernández-Sampelayo T, Gómez-Pavón J, González Del Castillo J, Martín-Delgado MC, Martín Sánchez FJ, Martínez-Sellés M, Molero García JM, Gómez Castellá J, Palomo M, García Berrio R, Couso González A, Sotomayor C, Bouza E
Rev Esp Quimioter 2023 Oct;36(5):444-465. Epub 2023 Jun 19 doi: 10.37201/req/038.2023. PMID: 37335757Free PMC Article
Eckbo EJ, Hedgcock M, Grennan T
CMAJ 2021 Dec 13;193(49):E1889. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.210853. PMID: 34903592Free PMC Article
de Vries HJC, Nori AV, Kiellberg Larsen H, Kreuter A, Padovese V, Pallawela S, Vall-Mayans M, Ross J
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021 Jul;35(7):1434-1443. Epub 2021 May 31 doi: 10.1111/jdv.17269. PMID: 34057249
Kritikos A, Filippidis P
Sex Transm Dis 2021 Feb 1;48(2):e33. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001285. PMID: 32910032
Stoner BP, Cohen SE
Clin Infect Dis 2015 Dec 15;61 Suppl 8:S865-73. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ756. PMID: 26602624

Therapy

Eckbo EJ, Hedgcock M, Grennan T
CMAJ 2021 Dec 13;193(49):E1889. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.210853. PMID: 34903592Free PMC Article
Kapoor A, Padival S
Lancet Infect Dis 2021 Jul;21(7):1049. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00095-5. PMID: 34174226
Fuchs W, Brockmeyer NH
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2014 Jun;12(6):451-63. doi: 10.1111/ddg.12310. PMID: 24889293
Markle W, Conti T, Kad M
Prim Care 2013 Sep;40(3):557-87. Epub 2013 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2013.05.001. PMID: 23958358
Mabey D, Peeling RW
Sex Transm Infect 2002 Apr;78(2):90-2. doi: 10.1136/sti.78.2.90. PMID: 12081191Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Logan C, Beadsworth MB, Beeching NJ
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2016 Oct;29(5):486-94. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000305. PMID: 27472290
O'Byrne P, MacPherson P, DeLaplante S, Metz G, Bourgault A
Can Fam Physician 2016 Jul;62(7):554-8. PMID: 27412206Free PMC Article
de Vries HJ
Clin Dermatol 2014 Mar-Apr;32(2):196-208. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.08.003. PMID: 24559554
Markle W, Conti T, Kad M
Prim Care 2013 Sep;40(3):557-87. Epub 2013 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2013.05.001. PMID: 23958358
Weström L
Infection 1982;10 Suppl 1:S40-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01640713. PMID: 7044982

Clinical prediction guides

Blanco JL, Fuertes I, Bosch J, De Lazzari E, Gonzalez-Cordón A, Vergara A, Blanco-Arevalo A, Mayans J, Inciarte A, Estrach T, Martinez E, Cranston RD, Gatell JM, Alsina-Gibert M
Clin Infect Dis 2021 Aug 16;73(4):614-620. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab044. PMID: 33462582
Buder S, Schöfer H, Meyer T, Bremer V, Kohl PK, Skaletz-Rorowski A, Brockmeyer N
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2019 Mar;17(3):287-315. doi: 10.1111/ddg.13804. PMID: 30920748
Dal Conte I, Mistrangelo M, Cariti C, Chiriotto M, Lucchini A, Vigna M, Morino M, Di Perri G
Panminerva Med 2014 Mar;56(1):73-83. Epub 2014 Feb 11 PMID: 24518282
White JA
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2009 Feb;22(1):57-66. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e328320a8ae. PMID: 19532081
James SP
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 1991 Sep;20(3):597-612. PMID: 1717381

Recent systematic reviews

Shiferaw W, Martin BM, Dean JA, Mills D, Lau C, Paterson D, Koh K, Eriksson L, Furuya-Kanamori L
J Travel Med 2024 Jun 3;31(4) doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae038. PMID: 38438164Free PMC Article
Krahn J, Louette A, Caine V, Ha S, Wong T, Lau TTY, Singh AE
BMJ Open 2018 Dec 4;8(12):e023808. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023808. PMID: 30518587Free PMC Article
Leeyaphan C, Ong JJ, Chow EP, Kong FY, Hocking JS, Bissessor M, Fairley CK, Chen M
Emerg Infect Dis 2016 Oct;22(10):1778-84. Epub 2016 Oct 15 doi: 10.3201/eid2210.160986. PMID: 27513890Free PMC Article
Sheringham J, Mann S, Simms I, Stafford M, Hart GJ, Raine R
Sex Transm Infect 2013 Mar;89(2):175-80. Epub 2012 Oct 11 doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050223. PMID: 23060484
Rönn MM, Ward H
BMC Infect Dis 2011 Mar 18;11:70. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-70. PMID: 21418569Free PMC Article

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