Two cases of testicular tuberculosis in HIV patients with distinct clinical presentations.
Trop Doct
; 54(2): 176-178, 2024 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-38146187
ABSTRACT
Genito-urinary tuberculosis (TB) corresponds to the second most common cause of extrapulmonary tuberculosis EPTB worldwide. It is however rare and is often clinically indistinguishable from testicular malignancy and infarction. HIV hugely increases the risk of TB in unusual sites; we present two such cases of testicular tuberculosis. The diagnosis was based respectively on histopathological findings, acid-bacilli smear of biopsy, semen, and culture.
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01-internacional
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Testiculares
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Tuberculose
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Infecções por HIV
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Limite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trop Doct
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Reino Unido