title: Disseminated tuberculosis with involvement of prostate--a case report.
abstract: We present a 55-year-old male who presented with painful non-healing ulcers on the lower lip and scrotum associated with productive cough, fever, anorexia and dysuria. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate was raised, sputum was positive for acid fast bacilli. Chest X-ray was suggestive of pulmonary tuberculosis. A prostate biopsy was also suggestive of tuberculosis. A diagnosis of disseminated tuberculosis was made and the patient showed a good response in two weeks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology & STD, Sri Ramachandra Medical University, Porur, Chennai - 600116. rashmi.mittal@relianceada.com
authors.forename: Rashmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sudha
authors.forename: Mahalakshmi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Veeraraghavan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murugan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adikrishnan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krishnakanth
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shobana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anandan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pandey
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis*