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. 1980 Oct;56(5):344–346. doi: 10.1136/sti.56.5.344

A case of lymphogranuloma venereum of 20 years' duration. Isolation of Chlamydia trachomatis from perianal lesions.

M Dan, H H Rotmensch, E Eylan, A Rubinstein, R Ginsberg, M Liron
PMCID: PMC1045822  PMID: 7427708

Abstract

Chlamydia trachomatis was isolated from perianal lesions in a patient in whom lymphogranuloma venereum had been diagnosed 20 years previously. Treatment with tetracycline resulted in a pronounced improvement. Although C trachomatis is known to persist for a long time in the host, isolation of the micro-organism from infected tissues after such a prolonged period has not previously been reported.

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