[Report pf the first case of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in an HIV seropositive patient in Cuba].
The most important clinical and epidemiological aspects of the lymphogranuloma venereum as a sexually-transmitted disease are described. We present a summary of the clinical history of an HIV-positive patient who presented with a tumoral lesion in the inguinal region presumptive of lymphogranuloma venereum. The diagnostic value of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique for the establishment of an accurate diagnosis is stressed the epidemiological importance of the report of this sexually-transmitted disease in an HIV-positive patient for the first time in Cuba is also pointed out. A good response was attained with Doxycycline.
Rodríguez Barreras
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ME
Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri.
Alvarez Vega
M
M
Kourí Cardellá
V
V
Torres Rojas
Y
Y
Díaz Mendiondo
B
B
Capó de Paz
V
V
D000328:Adult; D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008219:Lymphogranuloma Venereum / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male
Reporte del primer caso de linfogranuloma venéreo (LGV) en un paciente seropositivo para VIH en Cuba.