An Unusual Gross Appearance of Vulval Tuberculosis Masquerading as Tumor
Tuberculosis of the vulva is very rare. It is found in about 0.2% of the cases of genital tract tuberculosis. It usually presents as small shallow ulcers and multiple sinus tracts or rarely as elephantiasis of vulva. Except for very rare cases of primary tuberculosis in the vulva, it is usually asso...
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| description | Tuberculosis of the vulva is very rare. It is found in about 0.2% of the cases of genital tract tuberculosis. It usually presents as small shallow ulcers and multiple sinus tracts or rarely as elephantiasis of vulva. Except for very rare cases of primary tuberculosis in the vulva, it is usually associated with tuberculosis elsewhere in the body leading to secondary tuberculosis. Here, we report a case of secondary vulval tuberculosis which presented as a vulval mass in a 40-year-old female patient. The rarity of this presentation in the female genital tract is emphasized. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ea49cabd40554f8c985b672a6f442af52025-08-20T02:21:57ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922014-01-01201410.1155/2014/815401815401An Unusual Gross Appearance of Vulval Tuberculosis Masquerading as TumorSurekha U. Arakeri0Prachi Sinkar1Shri B.M. Patil Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, BLDE University, Bijapur 586103, IndiaShri B.M. Patil Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, BLDE University, Bijapur 586103, IndiaTuberculosis of the vulva is very rare. It is found in about 0.2% of the cases of genital tract tuberculosis. It usually presents as small shallow ulcers and multiple sinus tracts or rarely as elephantiasis of vulva. Except for very rare cases of primary tuberculosis in the vulva, it is usually associated with tuberculosis elsewhere in the body leading to secondary tuberculosis. Here, we report a case of secondary vulval tuberculosis which presented as a vulval mass in a 40-year-old female patient. The rarity of this presentation in the female genital tract is emphasized.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/815401 |
| spellingShingle | Surekha U. Arakeri Prachi Sinkar An Unusual Gross Appearance of Vulval Tuberculosis Masquerading as Tumor Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title | An Unusual Gross Appearance of Vulval Tuberculosis Masquerading as Tumor |
| title_full | An Unusual Gross Appearance of Vulval Tuberculosis Masquerading as Tumor |
| title_fullStr | An Unusual Gross Appearance of Vulval Tuberculosis Masquerading as Tumor |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Unusual Gross Appearance of Vulval Tuberculosis Masquerading as Tumor |
| title_short | An Unusual Gross Appearance of Vulval Tuberculosis Masquerading as Tumor |
| title_sort | unusual gross appearance of vulval tuberculosis masquerading as tumor |
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