Primary tuberculosis of the penis in a renal transplant patient

Gholamali Ghorbani; Mohammadhossein Akbari; Golamhossein Alishiri; Vahid Pourfarziani; Morteza Movahhed

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Primary tuberculosis of the penis in a renal transplant patient

Author(s):

Gholamali Ghorbani^1,*,

Mohammadhossein Akbari²,

Golamhossein Alishiri³,

Vahid Pourfarziani⁴,

Morteza Movahhed²

1Department of Infectious Diseases, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2Department of Pathology, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3Department of Rheumatology, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4Department of Nephrology, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases:Vol. 2, issue 2; 95-8

Article type:Case Report

How to Cite:Gholamali GhorbaniMohammadhossein AkbariGolamhossein AlishiriVahid PourfarzianiMorteza MovahhedPrimary tuberculosis of the penis in a renal transplant patient.Arch Clin Infect Dis.2(2):95-8.

Abstract

Patient:

The patient was a 43-year-old man who had kidney transplantation. He admitted with painful ulceration on the glans of penis. Physical examination strongly suggested ulcer lesion that resemble to carcinoma or herpetic ulcer. He did not have any evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis. Having received empiric treatment against herpetic, bacterial and fungal infection, his condition did not improve and he was ordered biopsy of the lesion. Histopathologic studies and PCR revealed Mycobacterium tuberculosis, thus, anti-TB drugs were commenced. The ulcer was improved without any recurrence during a two-year follow up.

Conclusion:

In patients with kidney transplantation especially in countries endemic for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, chronic ulcer not responding to empiric therapy should be evaluated for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

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