Cutaneous tuberculosis of the penis and sexual transmission of tuberculosis confirmed by molecular typing

B J Angus; M Yates; C Conlon; I Byren

doi:10.1086/324360

Cutaneous tuberculosis of the penis and sexual transmission of tuberculosis confirmed by molecular typing

Clin Infect Dis. 2001 Dec 1;33(11):E132-4. doi: 10.1086/324360. Epub 2001 Oct 22.

Authors

B J Angus¹, M Yates, C Conlon, I Byren

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, Oxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom. [email protected]

PMID: 11692317
DOI: 10.1086/324360

Abstract

A case of culture-positive primary cutaneous Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the penis was diagnosed in a male patient; 1 year later, endometrial tuberculosis was diagnosed in the patient's wife. These organisms were confirmed to be indistinguishable by use of molecular techniques.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

DNA, Bacterial / analysis
Endometrium / microbiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
Penile Diseases / microbiology*
Penile Diseases / pathology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / microbiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / transmission*
Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / microbiology
Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / pathology
Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / transmission*
Uterine Diseases / microbiology*

Substances

DNA, Bacterial