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lymphogranuloma inguinale

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lymphogranuloma /lym·pho·gran·u·lo·ma/ (-gran″u-lo´mah) Hodgkin's disease.
lymphogranuloma inguina´le , lymphogranuloma vene´reum a venereal infection due to strains of Chlamydia trachomatis, marked by a primary transient ulcerative lesion of the genitals, followed by acute lymphadenopathy. In men, primary infection on the penis usually leads to inguinal lymphadenitis; in women, primary infection of the labia, vagina, or cervix often leads to hemorrhagic proctocolitis, and may progress to ulcerations, rectal strictures, rectovaginal fistulas, and genital elephantiasis.

lymphogranuloma inguinale


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Other lesions to consider in the differential diagnosis of a scrotal mass include testicular tumor, tuberculosis, sperm granulomas, cysts and less commonly, lymphogranuloma inguinale, granuloma inguinale, filarial granulomas and other fungal diseases.
 
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