An Unusual Case Report of Male Genital Tuberculosis
T. Masilamani, Nalini Jayanthi, Anitha Elaiyalwar, B Karniha, Shivasekar Ganapati
Cureus · 2024-07
Abstract
The burden of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is significant, constituting up to 20% of all TB cases in HIV-negative patients and 50% of new cases in HIV-positive individuals. However, diagnosing EPTB remains challenging due to its pauci-bacillary nature and the necessity for invasive sampling methods in many forms of the disease. Urogenital tuberculosis represents approximately 4% of the annual cases of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in India, with isolated testicular tuberculosis being a particularly rare manifestation. In this report, we present three cases of testicular tuberculosis, diagnosed through tissue biopsy and Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) smears.
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Tuberculosis
- Acid-fast
- Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
- Genitourinary system
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Biopsy
- Disease
- Dermatology
- Sex organ
- Pathology
- Internal medicine