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Abstract : Primary tuberculosis of the cervix is a very rare case and its prevalence is only about 0.1-0.65 % of all tuberculosis cases. Lesions in cervical tuberculosis can resemble lesions in cervical carcinoma with similar complaints such as foul-smelling vaginal discharge, abnormal bleeding, and symptoms of malaise. However, the diagnosis can be made by isolating the acid-fast bacillus on microscopy or histopathology. We report a rare case of primary tuberculosis of the cervix, which was suspected as carcinoma cervix on clinical examination but turned out to be a case of cervical tuberculosis based on the histopathological result. At nine months, the cervix had an almost normal appearance, and complaints from the patient were lessened.