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A rare case of isolated testicular tuberculosis and review of literature
- Source :
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 468-470 (2016), Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Medknow, 2016.
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Abstract
- Testicular tuberculosis (TB) is a rare form of genitourinary TB. It is usually presented as painful or painless testicular swelling with or without scrotal ulceration or discharging sinus. Infertility may occur. Epididymal involvement is usually seen in testicular TB. In most cases, genital TB is associated with TB involvement of kidneys or lower urinary tract. Ultrasound (USG) and USG-guided fine needle aspiration cytology of testicular swelling confirm the diagnosis. Anti-TB chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment to ensure the complete resolution of the lesion. However, in very few cases, orchidectomy is required for both diagnosis and treatment. Here, we report a very rare case of left sided isolated testicular TB in a 20-year-old male who was completely cured with 6 months regimen of anti-TB chemotherapy.
- Subjects :
- Infertility
endocrine system
medicine.medical_specialty
Tuberculosis
medicine.medical_treatment
Urinary system
030232 urology & nephrology
lcsh:Medicine
Case Report
testis
Fine needle aspiration cytology
Lesion
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine
Sex organ
Chemotherapy
ultrasound
urogenital system
Genitourinary system
business.industry
lcsh:R
medicine.disease
Surgery
Regimen
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
genitourinary tuberculosis
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22494863
- Volume :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ed7b0e4a1d28923491890a55a776bc93
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.192334