Tuberculous Ulcerative Skin Lesion of the Penis: A Case Report

Abstract

Meilan Xu,1 Fuxiang Fang,2 Krishna Hamal,1 Shenhou Tang,3 Donghua Liu1 1Department of Dermatology and Venereology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, People’s Republic of China; 3The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, 545001, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Donghua Liu, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 6, Shuang Yong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China, Email [email protected]: Genitourinary tuberculosis (GUTB), especially penile tuberculosis (PTB), is a disease often overlooked by urological specialists, especially in Europe, where the pathology is less frequent. In this report, we described a case of penile tuberculosis (PTB) characterized by ulcers on the penis. After the patient was administered three months of anti-tuberculosis treatment (isoniazid 0.3 g/qd, rifampicin 0.6 g/qw, and ethambutol 0.75 g/qd), the ulcer disappeared. The patient was followed up for seven months and showed no recurrence.Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, penile ulcers, dermatopathology, a case report

Keywords

• mycobacterium tuberculosis
• penile ulcers
• dermatopathology
• a case report