Male Genital Lesions by Alberto Rosenblatt Homero Gustavo Campos Guidi & Walter Belda Jr

Author:Alberto Rosenblatt, Homero Gustavo Campos Guidi & Walter Belda Jr.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg

Secondary bacterial infection in genital and colorectal LGV lesions may also occur.

10.5.5 Diagnosis

Detailed sexual history and physical examination.

Serology for HIV and HCV and exclusion of other ulcerative and non-ulcerative STIs.

Chlamydia serology (complement fixation tests or microimmunofluorescence [MIF] assays). High complement titers (>1:64) and high MIF titers (IgG >1:256) usually correlate with invasive LGV infections. However, false-negative and false-positive results may occur, and interpretation of serologic test for LGV is still not standardized.

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