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Descriptor English: Lymphogranuloma Venereum
Descriptor Spanish: Linfogranuloma Venéreo
Descriptor linfogranuloma venéreo
Entry term(s) linfogranuloma inguinal
Scope note: Inflamación subaguda de las glándulas linfáticas inguinales causada por ciertos inmunotipos de CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS. Es una enfermedad de transmisión sexual en los Estados Unidos pero está más extendida en los países en desarrollo. Se distingue del granuloma venéreo (ver GRANULOMA INGUINAL), que está causado por Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.
Descriptor Portuguese: Linfogranuloma Venéreo
Descriptor French: Lymphogranulomatose vénérienne
Entry term(s): Lymphogranuloma Inguinale
Tree number(s): C01.150.252.400.210.125.490
C01.150.252.734.301.490
C01.221.812.281.301.490
C01.778.281.301.490
C12.100.937.281.301.490
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008219
Scope note: Subacute inflammation of the inguinal lymph glands caused by certain immunotypes of CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS. It is a sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. but is more widespread in developing countries. It is distinguished from granuloma venereum (see GRANULOMA INGUINALE), which is caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.
Annotation: caused by Chlamydia trachomatis
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 24233
Unique ID: D008219
NLM Classification: WC 185
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Lymphogranuloma Venereum - Preferred
Concept UI M0012812
Scope note Subacute inflammation of the inguinal lymph glands caused by certain immunotypes of CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS. It is a sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. but is more widespread in developing countries. It is distinguished from granuloma venereum (see GRANULOMA INGUINALE), which is caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.
Preferred term Lymphogranuloma Venereum
Entry term(s) Lymphogranuloma Inguinale



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