Tuberculosis of the glans penis mimicking as carcinoma

Tuberculosis of the glans penis mimicking as carcinoma

Penile tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon variety of genitourinary TB. It is either primary (via local spread) or secondary (spread of infection from other organs). We encountered a case of rapidly growing penile ulceration, resembling carcinoma. Biopsy revealed the classic picture of TB, which respon...

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Main Authors: Dawood Khan, Arpan Choudhary, Avisek Dutta, Imran Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Case report
Penile cancer
Penile lupus vulgaris
Penile tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=3;spage=341;epage=342;aulast=Khan
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spelling doaj-f61df40c96c8459bbab637ec1a3453c82020-11-24T23:01:18ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Mycobacteriology2212-55312212-554X2016-01-015334134210.1016/j.ijmyco.2016.04.003Tuberculosis of the glans penis mimicking as carcinomaDawood KhanArpan ChoudharyAvisek DuttaImran KhanPenile tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon variety of genitourinary TB. It is either primary (via local spread) or secondary (spread of infection from other organs). We encountered a case of rapidly growing penile ulceration, resembling carcinoma. Biopsy revealed the classic picture of TB, which responded well to antitubercular treatment.http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=3;spage=341;epage=342;aulast=KhanCase reportPenile cancerPenile lupus vulgarisPenile tuberculosis
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author Dawood Khan
Arpan Choudhary
Avisek Dutta
Imran Khan
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Arpan Choudhary
Avisek Dutta
Imran Khan
Tuberculosis of the glans penis mimicking as carcinoma
International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Case report
Penile cancer
Penile lupus vulgaris
Penile tuberculosis
author_facet Dawood Khan
Arpan Choudhary
Avisek Dutta
Imran Khan
author_sort Dawood Khan
title Tuberculosis of the glans penis mimicking as carcinoma
title_short Tuberculosis of the glans penis mimicking as carcinoma
title_full Tuberculosis of the glans penis mimicking as carcinoma
title_fullStr Tuberculosis of the glans penis mimicking as carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Tuberculosis of the glans penis mimicking as carcinoma
title_sort tuberculosis of the glans penis mimicking as carcinoma
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series International Journal of Mycobacteriology
issn 2212-5531
2212-554X
publishDate 2016-01-01
description Penile tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon variety of genitourinary TB. It is either primary (via local spread) or secondary (spread of infection from other organs). We encountered a case of rapidly growing penile ulceration, resembling carcinoma. Biopsy revealed the classic picture of TB, which responded well to antitubercular treatment.
topic Case report
Penile cancer
Penile lupus vulgaris
Penile tuberculosis
url http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=3;spage=341;epage=342;aulast=Khan
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