Just a penile nodule...
In this paper we present a case history of a homosexual HIV-positive male with a painless nodule on the penis. Screening for sexually transmitted diseases did not detect any infection until the node perforated spontaneously. A diagnosis of lymphogranuloma venereum was made when chlamydia trachomatis type L2 DNA was extracted from the lesion. This case illustrates that standard screening may not be sufficient for making the diagnosis of lymphogranuloma venereum.
Department of Dermatology, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. e.hajdarbegovic@erasmusmc.nl
Enes
E
Hajdarbegovic
Eric M
EM
van der Snoek
Jacobus M
JM
Ossewaarde
Willem I
WI
van der Meijden
H Bing
HB
Thio
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008219:Lymphogranuloma Venereum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004318:Doxycycline