Cutaneous tuberculosis of the penis and sexual transmission of tuberculosis confirmed by molecular typing.
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.
Angus
B J
BJ
Department of Infectious Diseases, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, Oxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom. brian.angus@ndm.ox.ac.uk
Yates
M
M
Conlon
C
C
Byren
I
I
D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004717:Endometrium / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015231:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission*; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial