title: A case of lymphogranuloma venereum of 20 years' duration. Isolation of Chlamydia trachomatis from perianal lesions.
abstract: Chlamydia trachomatis was isolated from perianal lesions in a patient in whom lymphogranuloma venereum had been diagnosed 20 years previously. Treatment with tetracycline resulted in a pronounced improvement. Although C trachomatis is known to persist for a long time in the host, isolation of the micro-organism from infected tissues after such a prolonged period has not previously been reported.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000382:microbiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008219:Lymphogranuloma Venereum / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors