Tuberculosis at Vulva and Vagina
Pranom Buppasiri MD*, Teerayut Temtanakitpaisan MD*, Woraluk Somboonporn MD*
Affiliation : * Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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
