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Case Reports
. 2020 Feb 11;13(2):e232880.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-232880.

Vulvar tuberculosis

Vishwajeet Singh  1 , Gyanendra Singh  2 , Rahul Janak Sinha  1 , Suresh Babu  3
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Vulvar tuberculosis

Vishwajeet Singh et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Genital tuberculosis (TB) in women is a chronic disease with low-grade symptoms. Genital tract tuberculosis is usually secondary to extragenital TB. The fallopian tubes are most commonly affected, and along with endometrial involvement, it causes infertility in such patients. Involvement of the cervix and the vulva is very rare. We present one such rare case of vulvar tuberculosis presented with a large ulcer diagnosed on histopathology and treated with antitubercular chemotherapy.

Keywords: TB and other respiratory infections; genital ulcers; vulvovaginal disorders.

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Figure 1
Ulcerated lesion on the right labia majora.
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Granulomatous lesion on histopathology.
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