Lymphogranuloma venereum and non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a case report

• Main Author: Passos,Mauro Romero Leal
• Publication Date: 2012
• Other Authors: Arze,Wilma Nancy Campos, Passos,Felipe Dinau Leal, Faria,Priscilla Frauches Madureira de, Varella,Renata Queiroz, Passos,Mariana Dinau Leal, Ferreira,Dennis de Carvalho
• Format: Report
• Language: eng
• Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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• topic: Lymphogranuloma venereum; Non-Hodgkin lymphoma; STD

Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is an uncommon, contagious, sexually transmitted disease (STD). We report a case of a 17-year-old teenager who presented with a 2-month-old ulcerous vegetant lesion in the right inguinal region. The patient was diagnosed with LGV and received erythromycin treatment. Three months after treatment, he presented with a new ulcerous lesion, very similar to the previous one, in the right supraclavicular region. He was diagnosed with a diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Both diseases are rare in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil, and physicians should not neglect the possibility of STDs in such cases.