title: Infant penile tuberculosis following circumcision.
abstract: Primary penile tuberculosis associated with bilateral inguinal lymphadenopathy is described in a previously healthy 10-month old infant, who had been circumcised in Pakistan 4 months earlier. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was detected by acid fast stain, PCR and culture in specimens obtained from the penile ulcer and the excised inguinal lymph nodes.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens Medical School, P. & A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Thivon & Livadias, 11527 Goudi, Greece.
authors.forename: Vassiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Papaevangelou
authors.forename: Artemis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vintila
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Papaparaskevas
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanavaki
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garoufi
authors.forename: Theano
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsoukatou
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsolia
mesh_terms: D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010154:Pakistan; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*