Basic Summary for Lymphogranuloma venereum

Main name of condition: Lymphogranuloma venereum
Other names or spellings: LGV, chlamydial lymphogranuloma

What is Lymphogranuloma venereum?
Brief description of Lymphogranuloma venereum: Type of chlamydia (sexually transmitted disease)
Parent types of Lymphogranuloma venereum: Chlamydia, Bacterial diseases

How serious is Lymphogranuloma venereum?
Complications of Lymphogranuloma venereum: see complications of Lymphogranuloma venereum

What causes Lymphogranuloma venereum?
Class of Condition for Lymphogranuloma venereum: bacterial

What are the symptoms of Lymphogranuloma venereum?
Incubation period for Lymphogranuloma venereum: up to 3 weeks
Symptoms of Lymphogranuloma venereum: see symptoms of Lymphogranuloma venereum

How is it treated?
Treatments for Lymphogranuloma venereum: see treatments for Lymphogranuloma venereum

Society issues for Lymphogranuloma venereum
Hospitalization statistics for Lymphogranuloma venereum: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Lymphogranuloma venereum:

0.0001% (9) of hospital consultant episodes were for chlamydial lymphogranuloma in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
89% of hospital consultant episodes for chlamydial lymphogranuloma required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
56% of hospital consultant episodes for chlamydial lymphogranuloma were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
44% of hospital consultant episodes for chlamydial lymphogranuloma were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
75% of hospital consultant episodes for chlamydial lymphogranuloma required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for chlamydial lymphogranuloma in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for chlamydial lymphogranuloma in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
41 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for chlamydial lymphogranuloma in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
78% of hospital consultant episodes for chlamydial lymphogranuloma occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
22% of hospital consultant episodes for chlamydial lymphogranuloma occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
11% of hospital consultant episodes for chlamydial lymphogranuloma were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% (14) of hospital bed days were for chlamydial lymphogranuloma in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

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