Abstract
Penile involvement with tuberculosis (TB) is a rare entity, developing secondary to an endogenous source through contiguous contact, autoinoculation, or hematogenous dissemination or from an exogenous source through epidermal breach. We describe 2 cases in HIV-seropositive and -seronegative patients who presented with the primary complaint of a painless penile ulcer suggestive of a syphilitic chancre from which Mycobacterium tuberculosis was cultured. These cases illustrate unusual presentations of a common disease; in the appropriate clinical and epidemiologic context, TB should be included in the differential diagnosis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 80-83 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Infections in Medicine |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - Feb 1 2005 |
Keywords
- Tuberculosis
- Ulcer, cutaneous
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)