"Lymphogranuloma Venereum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D008219
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C01.252.400.210.210.490 C01.252.810.301.490 C01.539.778.281.301.490 C12.294.668.281.301.490 C13.351.500.711.281.301.490
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Sexual practices, sexually transmitted diseases, and the incidence of anal cancer. N Engl J Med. 1987 Oct 15; 317(16):973-7.