Atypical Presentation of Vulval Tuberculosis

Authors

  • Rabeya Akther Asstt. Chief Medical Officer, Bangladesh Bank Medical Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh;
  • Md Golam Mohiuddin Medical officer, 200 Beded Specialized Hospital, Narayanganj
  • Hasina Afroj Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rajshashi Medical Collage Hospital, Rajshashi, Bangladesh;

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bmj.v38i2.3577

Keywords:

Vulval tuberculosis

Abstract

A 25yrs old lactating women present with membranous lesion of the tongue, painful ulceration of mouth and vulva. The differential diagnosis of vulval ulcer includes various causes of acute vulval lesion usually associated with STD, malignancy and immunosuppressive disease. Later it is diagnosed as a case of vulval tuberculosis. This common lesion is often misdiagnosed, leading unnecessary investigations and treatment.  

DOI: 10.3329/bmj.v38i2.3577

Bangladesh Medical Journal 38(2) 2009 65-67

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Akther, R., Mohiuddin, M. G., & Afroj, H. (2009). Atypical Presentation of Vulval Tuberculosis. Bangladesh Medical Journal, 38(2), 65–67. https://doi.org/10.3329/bmj.v38i2.3577

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Case Reports