| Literature DB >> 31994662 |
André Patrício Ferreira de Almeida1, Dina Fabrício da Silva2, Karla Cristina Silva Petruccelli3, Juliana da Costa Matos2, Rodrigo Xavier Moreira3, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos1,2.
Abstract
Tuberculosis is one of the most common infections worldwide with particularly high incidence rates in countries with unfavorable socioeconomic conditions and among persons with impaired immune systems. While most patients with this disease will present with pulmonary tuberculosis, immunocompromised individuals also commonly present with extrapulmonary manifestations. We report the case of a 28-year-old male patient with end-stage renal disease who presented with long-standing systemic symptoms and genitourinary manifestations, who was diagnosed with urogenital tuberculosis both by clinical and microbiologic criteria. Clinicians should always suspect tuberculosis in patients with chronic symptoms, especially in those with immunosuppression.Entities:
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Year: 2020 PMID: 31994662 DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0284-2019
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop ISSN: 0037-8682 Impact factor: 1.581