Chronic epididymitis due to Chlamydia trachomatis LGV-L2 in an HIV-negative heterosexual patient: a case report

• Main Authors: Daniela Andrea Paira (Author), José Javier Olmedo (Author), Carolina Olivera (Author), Andrea Daniela Tissera (Author), Rosa Isabel Molina (Author), Virginia Elena Rivero (Author), Rubén Darío Motrich (Author), Héctor Alex Saka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogen and the leading bacterial cause of sexually transmitted infections worldwide. Chlamydia trachomatis genovars L1-L3 are responsible for lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), an invasive sexually transmitted disease endemic in tropical and subtropi...