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CC BY 4.0 · Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2019; 41(09): 575-578
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1695020
Case Report
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Vulvar Tuberculosis—A Rare Manifestation of the Disease

Tuberculose vulvar – Uma manifestação rara da doença
Cristina Bragança 
1   Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes, Beja, Portugal
,
Inês Gonçalves
2   Hospital CUF Almada, Almada, Portugal
,
Luísa Guerreiro
1   Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes, Beja, Portugal
,
Maria Janeiro
1   Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes, Beja, Portugal
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09 January 2019

13 June 2019

Publication Date:
03 September 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. According to data from the World Health Organization, this disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Although it most commonly affects the lungs, tuberculosis can compromise any organ. The present study reports a rare case of vulvar tuberculosis in a postmenopausal woman with a history of asymptomatic pulmonary and pleural tuberculosis, with no prior documented contact with the bacillus. Diagnosis was based on vulvar lesion biopsies, with histological findings suggestive of infection and isolation of M. tuberculosis by microbiological culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) essays. The lesions reverted to normal after tuberculostatic therapy.

Resumo

A tuberculose é uma doença infeciosa causada pelo Mycobacterium tuberculosis. De acordo com dados da Organização Mundial de Saúde, esta doença mantém-se entre as principais causas de morte no mundo. Embora afete mais frequentemente os pulmões, a tuberculose pode comprometer qualquer órgão. O presente artigo relata um caso raro de tuberculose vulvar numa mulher na pós-menopausa, com antecedentes de tuberculose pleural e pulmonar assintomática, sem contato documentado com o bacilo. O diagnóstico foi feito com base na biópsia da lesão vulvar, com achados histológicos sugestivos da infeção e isolamento do M. tuberculosis por meios de cultura e pela técnica da reação em cadeia da polimerase (PCR). Após terapêutica tuberculostática, as lesões reverteram.

Keywords

gynecology - vulvar diseases - tuberculosis

Palavras-chave

ginecologia - doenças da vulva - tuberculose
 

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