title: The first case record of a female patient with bubonic lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), serovariant L2b.
abstract: Since 2003, a lymphogranuloma venereum epidemic has been reported in The Netherlands and other European countries. This epidemic is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis serovariant L2b and has only been seen in men having sex with men. The authors investigated a woman presenting with a bubo in her right groin. The authors showed by real-time PCR that the woman was infected with C trachomatis, serovariant L2b. This is the first reported case study of a female patient with bubonic lymphogranuloma venereum caused by serovariant L2b, which was probably contracted via her bisexual male partner.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Stephan P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Verweij
authors.forename: Sander
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ouburg
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: de Vries
authors.forename: Servaas A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Morré
authors.forename: Cees J W
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: van Ginkel
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bos
authors.forename: Fré W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Sebens
mesh_terms: D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008219:Lymphogranuloma Venereum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D009426:Netherlands; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012703:Serotyping; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial