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Unusual transmission route of Lymphogranuloma venereum; following sexual contact with a female donkey

Farzin Khorvash MD ^* , Ammar H Keshteli MD , Hassan Salehi MD ^*, Levente Szeredi DVM PhD  and Servaas A Morré PhD  ^** 

^* Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, School of Medicine; Medical Students' Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Central Agricultural Office, Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate, Budapest, Hungary; Department of Pathology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics; ^** Department of Internal Medicine, Section Infectious Diseases, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Maasricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Correspondence to: Dr Farzin Khorvash, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Seddigheh Tahereh Research Complex, Khorram Street, Isfahan, Iran Email: khorvash{at}med.mui.ac.ir

Here, we present a 20-year-old man who presented with painful inguinal and femoral masses. He gave a history of sexual contact with a mare 14 days before his recent illness. He was diagnosed with lymphogranuloma venereum based on the histopathological findings and a high titre of IgG (1:1400).

Key Words: lymphogranuloma venereum • Chlamydia trachomatis • transmission route

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