Primary tuberculosis of the glans penis: A rare presentation and review of literature
Tuberculosis poses a real public health problem inTunisia.We report an 80-year old patient, immunocompetent, who has initial presentation of a painless ulcerative lesions of the glans penis. A history of pulmonary tuberculosis was not present.The physical examination revealed an indurated glans peni...
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| author | Abdoul Kader Tapsoba Mokhtar Bibi Tiéoulé Mamadou Traoré Asma Ayari Sami Ben Rhouma Yassine Nouira |
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| description | Tuberculosis poses a real public health problem inTunisia.We report an 80-year old patient, immunocompetent, who has initial presentation of a painless ulcerative lesions of the glans penis. A history of pulmonary tuberculosis was not present.The physical examination revealed an indurated glans penis covered with blackish crusts and small ulcerations. A biopsy of the lesion was undertaken and histological examination was confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis of glans.Others investigations was performed without finding any abnormalities He responded well to anti-tubercular treatment with complete resolution of lesions in six months. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-635440055c764e4f981db8970c68424d2022-12-21T21:34:37ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202021-11-0139101858Primary tuberculosis of the glans penis: A rare presentation and review of literatureAbdoul Kader Tapsoba0Mokhtar Bibi1Tiéoulé Mamadou Traoré2Asma Ayari3Sami Ben Rhouma4Yassine Nouira5University of Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Departement of Urology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, 1001, Tunisia; Corresponding author. University of Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.University Tunis Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Department of Urology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, TunisiaUniversity of Ouahigouya, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso; Departement of Urology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, 1001, TunisiaUniversity Tunis Manar, Faculty of Medicine Tunis, Department of Pathology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, 1001, TunisiaUniversity Tunis Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Department of Urology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, TunisiaUniversity Tunis Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Department of Urology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, TunisiaTuberculosis poses a real public health problem inTunisia.We report an 80-year old patient, immunocompetent, who has initial presentation of a painless ulcerative lesions of the glans penis. A history of pulmonary tuberculosis was not present.The physical examination revealed an indurated glans penis covered with blackish crusts and small ulcerations. A biopsy of the lesion was undertaken and histological examination was confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis of glans.Others investigations was performed without finding any abnormalities He responded well to anti-tubercular treatment with complete resolution of lesions in six months.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442021002989Glans tuberculosisUlcerative lesionsAntitubercular treatement |
| spellingShingle | Abdoul Kader Tapsoba Mokhtar Bibi Tiéoulé Mamadou Traoré Asma Ayari Sami Ben Rhouma Yassine Nouira Primary tuberculosis of the glans penis: A rare presentation and review of literature Urology Case Reports Glans tuberculosis Ulcerative lesions Antitubercular treatement |
| title | Primary tuberculosis of the glans penis: A rare presentation and review of literature |
| title_full | Primary tuberculosis of the glans penis: A rare presentation and review of literature |
| title_fullStr | Primary tuberculosis of the glans penis: A rare presentation and review of literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary tuberculosis of the glans penis: A rare presentation and review of literature |
| title_short | Primary tuberculosis of the glans penis: A rare presentation and review of literature |
| title_sort | primary tuberculosis of the glans penis a rare presentation and review of literature |
| topic | Glans tuberculosis Ulcerative lesions Antitubercular treatement |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442021002989 |
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