Genital Tuberculosis – A rare cause for vulvovaginal discharge and swelling.

Özet

Burada vulvovajinal kitle ve vajinal akıntı şikâyeti ile gelen vulvovajinal tüberküloz (TB)’lu bir hasta sunulmaktadır. Teşhis maligniteden şüphelenilerek eksize edilen biyopsi örneklerinin histopatolojik olarak incelenmesi ve servikal smear kültüründe Mycobacterium tuberculosis üremesi ile kondu. Hasta antitüberküloz ilaçlarla tedavi edildi. Bu makalede genital TB ve jinekolojik etkileri medikal literatür ışığında tartışılmaktadır

Abstract

Malak Alhakeem, Achim Schneider Herein, we report a patient with vulvovaginal tuberculosis (TB) presented with a vulvovaginal mass and vaginal discharge. The diagnosis was made by both histopathological examination of the excised specimen which was clinically suspected to be a malignant lesion and cervical smear culture positivity for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The patient was prescribed a full course of anti-tuberculous drugs. In this report, we discuss the genital TB and its gynecological effects in the light of medical literature.