title: Anorectal lymphogranuloma venereum: the first two confirmed cases in Portugal.
abstract: We describe two cases of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in men who have sex with men in Portugal in 2008. These first two confirmed cases of LGV L2b proctitis in Portugal highlight the need for an enhanced surveillance programme in Portugal.
authors.affiliation: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Unit, Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, New University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal. ritacastro@ihmt.unl.pt
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baptista
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vale
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Prieto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mansinho
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: da Luz Martins Pereira
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008219:Lymphogranuloma Venereum / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors