A case of inguinal lymphogranuloma venereum imitating malignancy on CT imaging

Katherine Promer, MD; Allan Pillay, PhD; Kai-Hua Chi, MS; Noushin Vahdat, MD; Samantha S. Katz, PhD; Cheng Y. Chen, PhD; Joshua Fierer, MD

Radiology Case Reports (May 2019)

A case of inguinal lymphogranuloma venereum imitating malignancy on CT imaging

Katherine Promer, MD,
Allan Pillay, PhD,
Kai-Hua Chi, MS,
Noushin Vahdat, MD,
Samantha S. Katz, PhD,
Cheng Y. Chen, PhD,
Joshua Fierer, MD

Affiliations

Katherine Promer, MD: UC San Diego Health, CA, USA; Corresponding author.
Allan Pillay, PhD: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
Kai-Hua Chi, MS: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
Noushin Vahdat, MD: VA San Diego Healthcare System, CA, USA
Samantha S. Katz, PhD: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
Cheng Y. Chen, PhD: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
Joshua Fierer, MD: UC San Diego Health, CA, USA; VA San Diego Healthcare System, CA, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 5
pp. 581 – 583

Abstract

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Lymphogranuloma venereum is a sexually transmitted infection caused by serovars L1, L2, and L3 of Chlamydia trachomatis. We here report a case of Lymphogranuloma venereum, confirmed by PCR testing, which mimicked malignancy on CT imaging. Keywords: Lymphogranuloma venereum, Computed tomography, Chlamydia trachomatis

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
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