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2022 Jul


GE Port J Gastroenterol


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Lymphogranuloma Venereum-Associated Proctitis Mimicking a Malignant Rectal Neoplasia: Searching for Diagnosis.

Authors

Pimentel R, Correia C, Estorninho J, Gravito-Soares E, Gravito-Soares M, Figueiredo P
GE Port J Gastroenterol. 2022 Jul; 29(4):267-272.
PMID: 35979244.

Abstract

-lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and an uncommon cause of proctitis. The diagnosis requires a high index of clinical suspicion, since the clinical, imaging, endoscopic, and histological findings can mimic multiple benign or malignant conditions like inflammatory bowel disease and rectal neoplasms.