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Tuberculosis of the Vulva Masquerading as a Sexually Transmitted Disease
Author(s) -
Sardana Kabir,
Koranne Ravindra V.,
Sharma Ravi C.,
Mahajan Supriya
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2001.tb00020.x
Subject(s) - vulva , venereology , tuberculosis , medicine , dermatology , presentation (obstetrics) , disease , surgery , pathology
Tuberculosis of the vulva is a rare condition usually seen by a gynecologist. We report a case of chronic ulcer on the vulva of four months duration, which, on detailed investigation, turned out to be a case of primary inoculation tuberculosis. The patient was subsequently put on antitubercular therapy with a good the therapeutic response. The rarity of this presentation in dermato‐venereology is emphasized.