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Case Reports
. 2016 Dec;10(12):PD05-PD06.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/19163.9057. Epub 2016 Dec 1.

Tuberculosis of Glans Penis- A Rare Presentation

C Gangalakshmi  1 , Sankaramahalingam  2
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Case Reports

Tuberculosis of Glans Penis- A Rare Presentation

C Gangalakshmi et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Dec.

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) of penis is a very rare entity, even in developing countries. It may present as primary or secondary to Pulmonary TB (PTB). Penile TB mimics carcinoma penis, granulomatous penile ulcer, genital herpes simplex, granuloma inguinale and HIV infection. We, hereby, present the case of a 57-year-old male patient who presented to us with ulcerative growth over glans penis and was clinically diagnosed as carcinoma penis, however biopsy of the lesion showed evidence of tuberculosis which was supported by chest X-ray.

Keywords: Anti-tuberculous therapy; Penile tuberculosis; Secondary tuberculosis.

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Ulcerative lesion over the glans penis.
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Chest X-ray showing left apical fibrosis.
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H&E stain x40. Microscopic picture of biopsy specimen showing langhans giant cell (red arrow) and epithelioid giant cell granulomas.
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Photograph showing healing lesion after 3 weeks of ATT.
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