Lymphogranuloma venereum

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Lymphogranuloma venereum

Lymphogranuloma venereum can be cured by proper antibiotic therapy. Commonly prescribed medications include:

• Tetracycline, 500 mg by mouth, four times per day for 3 weeks
• Doxycycline, 100 mg by mouth, twice a day for 3 weeks
• Erythromycin, 500 mg by mouth, four times per day for 3 weeks

Recovery and a shorter course of illness is expected with treatment.

• Rectal stricture (scarring and narrowing of the rectum)
• Elephantiasis of the genitalia (enlargement and chronic inflammation)
• Rectovaginal fistula (an opening between the rectum and vagina)
• Meningoencephalitis (brain inflammation), very rare

Call your health care provider if you suspect you have been exposed to lymphogranuloma venereum or you have symptoms suggestive of LVG.

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