Acute epididymitis revealing isolated testicular tuberculosis: A rare case report

Genitourinary tuberculosis is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that affects the kidneys, ureters, prostate, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, testes, and epididymis. Testicular tuberculosis is a very unusual form, We report a rare case of unilateral testicular tuberculosis that manifested as...

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Autores principales: Jdaini, Ahmed, El Farhaoui, Hammou, Irzi, Mohamed, miry, Nadir, Bennani, Amal, Barki, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
Materias:
Inflammation and Infection
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10244705/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37293368
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102456
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Sumario:Genitourinary tuberculosis is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that affects the kidneys, ureters, prostate, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, testes, and epididymis. Testicular tuberculosis is a very unusual form, We report a rare case of unilateral testicular tuberculosis that manifested as orchi-epididymitis. The main treatment for urogenital tuberculosis is antituberculosis therapy, possibly combined with surgery.

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