Primary Tuberculosis of Glans Penis - Mimicker of Malignancy: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) of penis is a rare form of genitor-urinary TB. It usually presents as an ulcerative or a nodular lesion. Most of the times, the diagnosis is delayed either due to a delay in onset of voiding difficulty or being masked by the presence of phimosis. In this case report, we present a case of a 65-year-old male presenting with ulcerative lesion involving the glans penis, mimicking a carcinoma. Biopsy confirmed TB and the lesion disappeared with antitubercular therapy. The purpose of this manuscript is to highlight the rarity of the disease and also to stress on the fact that not all ulceroproliferative lesions of the penis are malignant. Prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment and a high index of clinical suspicion can to a large extent obviate the need for an ablative penectomy.
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P Dhinaharan, Sriram Krishnamoorthy, K Natarajan
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