The Georgia Department of Public Health, Division of Public Health would like to call your attention to a possible outbreak of Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) among men who have sex with men (MSM). We need your help in identifying, diagnosing, and reporting any possible case of LGV, a sexually transmitted strain of Chlamydia trachomatis (serovars L1, L2, L3). Cases of LGV can present with a variety of symptoms related to proctitis (rectal bleeding, anal discharge, and/or constipation), genital lesions, and/or inguinal/femoral lymphadenopathy. LGV can increase the risk of other STDs including HIV because of the disease's ulcers. Please keep both acute HIV infection and syphilis in mind when patients present with these symptoms. Furthermore, HIV and syphilis are more prevalent than LGV in Georgia and patients should be screened for all STDs.

Table of Contents:

• Fact Sheet: etiology, symptoms, diagnosis and testing, treatment and public health related to LGV 
• Questions and Answers 
• Case Report Form: required information needed on each suspect case of LGV 
• Instructions for Collection of Specimens for LGV suspect cases 
• Georgia Public Health Laboratory (GPHL) form: the form that needs to accompany samples when submitting to GPHL 
• Algorithm for Management of LGV 
• Current LGV information

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