Lymphogranuloma venereum presenting as a rectovaginal fistula

✍ Scribed by C.M. Lynch; T.L. Felder; R.A. Schwandt; R.G. Shashy

• Book ID: 101262952
• Publisher: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 141 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1064-7449
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-0997(1999)7:4<199::aid-idog7>3.0.co;2-k

✦ Synopsis

Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a rare form of the sexually transmitted disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. In the United States, there are fewer than 350 cases per year. In a review of the world's literature, there has not been a case reported in the last thirty years of a case of LGV presenting as a rectovaginal fistula. We present a case of an otherwise healthy American woman who presented with a rectovaginal fistula. Although uncommon, LGV does occur in developed countries and may have devastating tissue destruction if not recognized and treated before the tertiary stage.