| lymphogranuloma | 1. Old non-specific term used with reference to a few basically dissimilar diseases in which the pathologic processes result in granulomas or granuloma-like lesions, especially in various groups of lymph nodes (which then become conspicuously enlarged). 2. Old term for Hodgkin's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lymphogranuloma benignum | Old term for sarcoidosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphogranuloma inguinale | A venereal infection usually caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, and characterised by a transient genital ulcer and inguinal adenopathy in the male; in the female, perirectal lymph nodes are involved and rectal stricture is a common occurrence. Synonym: climatic bubo, Favre-Durand-Nicholas disease, lymphogranuloma inguinale, Nicolas-Favre disease, sixth venereal disease, tropical bubo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphogranuloma malignum | Old term for Hodgkin's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphogranuloma venereum | <gynaecology> A sexually transmitted bacterial disease that is caused by the micro-organism Chlamydia trachomatis. Symptoms usually begin 1-3 weeks after contact. Symptoms include lymph node swelling in the groin, fever, headache, chills and skin ulcers (or bumps) on the genitalia. (27 Sep 1997) |
| lymphogranuloma venereum antigen | A sterile preparation of inactivated chlamydiae grown in the yolk sac of domestic fowl and used as an antigen in the Frei test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphogranuloma venereum virus | Former name for Chlamydia trachomatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphogranulomatosis | Any condition characterised by the occurrence of multiple and widely distributed lymphogranulomas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venereal lymphogranuloma | A venereal infection usually caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, and characterised by a transient genital ulcer and inguinal adenopathy in the male; in the female, perirectal lymph nodes are involved and rectal stricture is a common occurrence. Synonym: climatic bubo, Favre-Durand-Nicholas disease, lymphogranuloma inguinale, Nicolas-Favre disease, sixth venereal disease, tropical bubo. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Schaumann's lymphogranuloma | Old eponym for sarcoidosis. (05 Mar 2000) |