Lymphogranuloma Venereum O Iguinale
Disease information
Lymphogranuloma Venereum O Iguinale
Venereo or inguinal Linfogranuloma.
Contagious venereal
disease
.
Parts of the body that affects.
One occurs mainly in tropical and subtropical zones. Little in the United States and Europe.
Age.
It affects to the genitals and the inguinales ganglia, of adults of both sexes, although he is more frequent in men between llos the 20 and 40 years of age.
Complications.
Chronic
infection
.
Interference with the
functions
of vejiga and the
intestine
.
Sometimes,
impotence
.
Prognosis.
Usually it is cured in 6 months if the treatment works.
In opposite case, the
disease
is incurable, although the life expectancy does not diminish.
Diagnosis and treatment.
DIAGNOSIS:
File and physical examination by
a
doctor
.
Analysis of blood to discard sífilis (frequently associate) culture of the secretion of the injuries and test of Frei.
TREATMENT:
The treatment is basically
doctor
.
Surgery to drain the lymphatic glands affected or to retire abscesses and fistulas.
General measures.
They are not required.
Medication.
In slight annoyances, it can use drugs without prescription, like paracetamol.
His
doctor
can prescribe:
Antibiotics or drugs with sulfamidas to fight the
infection
.
Analgesic.
Activity
.
After the treatment, it resumes its
normal
activities as soon as they improve the symptoms.
It does not resume the
sexual
activities until the treatment is total.
Diet.
No in special needs.
Warn its medico if.
It happens the following thing during the treatment:
The fever raises 38ºC more or.
It cannot mitigate the pain with simple analgesic.
They appear symptoms of malabsorción.
New symptoms arise inexplicable. The drugs used in the treatment can produce indirect effect.
Prevention.
Use preservatives when it
has
sexual
relations with new pairs.
It does not have
sexual
relations with an infected person.
Factors of risk.
Sexual
displacement and relations with people of
a
country with tropical or subtropical climate.
Hacinamiento or insalubridad.
Signs and symptoms.
1 to 4 weeks after the exhibition and progress of the
disease
, the following thing can happen, by this order:
A
painless blister in the genitals, that
ulcera
and are cured quickly.
Inflammation of the lymphatic glands of ingles, that form great
red
and sensible masses.
Multiple
centers of deep
infection
that secretan compact and material pus sanguinolento.
Other symptoms include:
Fever.
Muscular
annoyances and pain, including backache.
Pain the joints.
Loss of the appetite.
Vomits.
Causes.
A
Clamidia, group of intracellular germs.
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