Background: This is an unusual case of a 26-year-old P2L2 lady who presented with chief complaints of pain abdomen and irregular bleeding p/v with history of post-coital bleeding. Case report: On per speculum examination, cervix was replaced by an irregular friable growth, which was bleeding on touch. A clinical diagnosis of carcinoma cervix was made but the cervical biopsy revealed granulomatous inflammation with presence of acid-fast bacilli on cervical smear consistent with tuberculosis. The patient responded to six months of anti-tubercular therapy. Conclusion: To conclude, cervical tuberculosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of carcinoma cervix in young women with suspicious cervix. © 2009 Agrawal et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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Agrawal, S., Madan, M., Leekha, N., & Raghunandan, C. (2009). A rare case of cervical tuberculosis simulating carcinoma cervix: A case report. Cases Journal, 2(10). https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-161
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