A Case of Vaginal Tuberculosis presenting as Vaginal Cyst.

Lee, Chae Hyeong; Han, Seung Soo; Jeong, Chang Won; Lee, Seung Ho; Chung, Jin Haeng; Jeon, Yong Tark; Jee, Byung Chul; Kim, Yong Beom; Park, Kyo Hoon; Suh, Chang Suk

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 48(12); 2005 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2005;48(12):3009-3012.
Published online December 1, 2005.

A Case of Vaginal Tuberculosis presenting as Vaginal Cyst.

Chae Hyeong Lee, Seung Soo Han, Chang Won Jeong, Seung Ho Lee, Jin Haeng Chung, Yong Tark Jeon, Byung Chul Jee, Yong Beom Kim, Kyo Hoon Park, Chang Suk Suh

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyunggi-do, Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyunggi-do, Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. asidof1@snu.ac.kr

Abstract

A rare case of vaginal tuberculosis is reported. A 42-year-old woman referred to our hospital for surgical treatment of a cystocele presented with vaginal mass for 2 months. Pelvic examination revealed a cystic mass at anterior vagianl wall. Her initial diagnosis was urethral diverticulum. Surgical excision was performed and pathological analysis of the specimen revealed tuberculosis. She was treated with antituberculous drugs. We emphasize the need to maintain a high index of suspicion and to biopsy any suspicious vaginal lesion in the diagnosis of vaginal tuberculosis.

Key Words: Vaginal tuberculosis, Vaginal cyst