An unusual case of prostate tuberculosis: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis of the prostate is a rare complication of miliary tuberculosis. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 32-year-old Iranian male diagnosed with a case of miliary tuberculosis affecting the prostate. The patient was admitted to the hospital with convulsions. Computerized tomography...

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Autores principales: Abdulsalam, Ahmad Jasem, Abdulsalam, Mohammad Adel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4427073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25999770
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S83351
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis of the prostate is a rare complication of miliary tuberculosis. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 32-year-old Iranian male diagnosed with a case of miliary tuberculosis affecting the prostate. The patient was admitted to the hospital with convulsions. Computerized tomography increased the clinical suspicion of miliary tuberculosis extending to the prostate where a trans-rectal urethral biopsy was obtained. The biopsy revealed multiple necrotizing granulomata suggestive of tuberculosis. CONCLUSION: A strong clinical suspicion and availability of sophisticated tests with confirmation by biopsy, polymerase chain reaction, and culture are needed in order to avoid misdiagnosis of complicated miliary tuberculosis cases.

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