| Literature DB >> 22114548 |
Mohamed Amine Lakmichi, Imane Kamaoui, Brahim Eddafali, A Ibn Sellam, Zakaria Dahami, Said Mohamed Moudouni, Ismail Sarf.
Abstract
Urogenital tuberculosis is a rare disease; however, it is the second most common location for tuberculosis after the lung. Currently, incidence of urogenital tuberculosis is increasing due to factors such as a higher prevalence of immunosuppression (especially that caused by human immunodeficiency virus infection) and drug abuse. Herein a new case of male genital primary tuberculosis is reported presenting as a scrotal tumor; the originality of this observation lies in its unusual pseudotumor form.Entities:
Keywords: Epididymal tuberculosis; Male genital tuberculosis; Urogenital tuberculosis
Year: 2011 PMID: 22114548 PMCID: PMC3222923
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Urol ISSN: 1523-6161