LYMPHOGRANULOMA-VENEREUM - A CASE-REPORT IN AN ITALIAN TRAVELER

A 38-year-old man with a recent history of travel in India and unprote cted sexual intercourse with Indian women, was admitted with painful e nlarged lymphonodes predominantly in the right inguinal area. Diagnosi s of lymphogranuloma venereum was made by means of a positive immunofl uorescence test (Total Ig titer of 1:512) and a positive detection of chlamydial antigens by ELISA in a semen sample. He was successfully tr eated with ciprofloxacin. This observation emphasizes the relevance of infection due to C. trachomatis serotypes L1-L3 that may be acquired during travel in developing countries.