Cutaneous Tuberculosis of the Penis and Sexual Transmission of Tuberculosis Confirmed by Molecular Typing
Author(s) -
Brian Angus,
Malcolm D. Yates,
Christopher P. Conlon,
Ivor Byren
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/324360
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , penis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , cutaneous tuberculosis , dermatology , genital tuberculosis , transmission (telecommunications) , typing , mycobacterium tuberculosis complex , virology , surgery , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , engineering , electrical engineering
A case of culture-positive primary cutaneous Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the penis was diagnosed in a male patient; 1 year later, endometrial tuberculosis was diagnosed in the patient's wife. These organisms were confirmed to be indistinguishable by use of molecular techniques.
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