Tuberculosis of the Vulva Masquerading as a Sexually Transmitted Disease

Tuberculosis of the vulva is a rare condition usually seen by a gynecologist. We report a case of chronic ulcer on the vulva of four months duration, which, on detailed investigation, turned out to be a case of primary inoculation tuberculosis. The patient was subsequently put on antitubercular ther...

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Published in:	Journal of dermatology Vol. 28; no. 9; pp. 505 - 507
Main Authors:	Sardana, Kabir, Koranne, Ravindra V., Sharma, Ravi C., Mahajan, Supriya
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-09-2001
Subjects:	Adult Antitubercular Agents - administration & dosage Biopsy, Needle Diagnosis, Differential Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Mycobacterium primary inoculation Sexually Transmitted Diseases - diagnosis Treatment Outcome tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Female Genital - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Female Genital - drug therapy Tuberculosis, Female Genital - pathology ulcer vulva Vulvar Diseases - diagnosis Vulvar Diseases - drug therapy Vulvar Diseases - pathology
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Summary:	Tuberculosis of the vulva is a rare condition usually seen by a gynecologist. We report a case of chronic ulcer on the vulva of four months duration, which, on detailed investigation, turned out to be a case of primary inoculation tuberculosis. The patient was subsequently put on antitubercular therapy with a good the therapeutic response. The rarity of this presentation in dermato‐venereology is emphasized.
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ISSN:	0385-2407 1346-8138
DOI:	10.1111/j.1346-8138.2001.tb00020.x