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Case ReportOpen Access
Tuberculosis at Vulva and Vagina
Buppasiri P 
A 60- year-old woman, gravid 4, para 4-0-0-4 was admitted to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Khon Kaen University due to chronic extensive painful genital ulcer. She was treated by antiviral and antifungal regimens but
the ulcer persisted. After acid fast bacilli was found on tissue biopsy, a standard 6- month course of antituberculosis was
started. One month after treatment, the ulcer was completely cured.
Keywords: Genital ulcer, Vulvar, Vaginal tuberculosis
Khon Kaen University due to chronic extensive painful genital ulcer. She was treated by antiviral and antifungal regimens but
the ulcer persisted. After acid fast bacilli was found on tissue biopsy, a standard 6- month course of antituberculosis was
started. One month after treatment, the ulcer was completely cured.
Keywords: Genital ulcer, Vulvar, Vaginal tuberculosis
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