Proctitis [Infectious and Sexually transmitted]

Valeria Fabre, M.D.

PATHOGENS

Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Chlamydia trachomatis
Herpes simplex virus
Mpox
Treponema pallidum
Chlamydia trachomatis
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) serovars
Mycoplasma genitalium
Men who have sex with men (MSM): enteric pathogens may include Salmonella spp, Shigella spp, Entamoeba histolytica, Campylobacter spp and Giardia lamblia.
- These may be sexually transmitted[5].
Severely immunocompromised: CMV proctocolitis, usually a reactivation of a previously acquired infection.

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