Infant penile tuberculosis following circumcision - 07/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.11.011
Vassiliki Papaevangelou a, ⁎ 
, Artemis Vintila a, Josef Papaparaskevas b, Sofia Kanavaki c, Anastasia Garoufi a, Theano Tsoukatou a, Maria Tsolia a
, Artemis Vintila a, Josef Papaparaskevas b, Sofia Kanavaki c, Anastasia Garoufi a, Theano Tsoukatou a, Maria Tsolia a a Second Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens Medical School, “P. & A. Kyriakou” Children's Hospital, Thivon & Livadias, 11527 Goudi, Greece
b Department of Microbiology, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
c Microbiology Laboratory, Sotiria Chest Hospital, Athens, Greece
Corresponding author. Tel.: +30 2132009488; fax: +30 2107793000.Summary |
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.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Circumcision, Tuberculosis, Penile, Inguinal lymphadenopathy, Real-time PCR
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The British Infection Society. Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits réservés.
Vol 58 - N° 1
P. 83-85 - janvier 2009 Retour au numéro
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