OBJECTIVE To establish a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for the rapid detection and identification of mycobacteria in urine, and to assess the value of such assay in routine laboratory diagnosis of genitourinary tuberculosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Urine specimens from 1000 patients with clinical suspicion of urinary tuberculosis were examined. Two assays for the detection and identific...

The urinary tract is a common site of tuberculosis, which causes significant morbidity in the form of chronic renal disease. T uberculosis is not only common in developing countries but with the spurt in the number of immune-suppressed patients and the increasing incidence of drug -resistant strains, an increase in the number of patients suffering from genitourinary tuberculosis is expected eve...

Genitourinary tuberculosis (GUTB) usually results from the reactivation of old, dormant tuberculous diseases by pathogens of the mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. GUTB is the second most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, with more than 90% of cases occurring in developing countries. In GUTB, the kidneys are the most common sites of infection and are infected through hematogenous spr...

OBJECTIVE To outline the pattern and trends in major cases of genito-urinary tuberculosis (GUTB) which require hospital treatment. METHOD We retrospectively reviewed 55 patients with proven GUTB who were treated as in-patients in a major referral hospital in Pakistan. RESULTS The male/female ratio was 3:1. Prevailing symptoms were lower urinary tract symptoms, flank pain, gross hematuria an...

The prevalence of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) has been increasing over the past decade, due to the rising number of people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and the development of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The genitourinary tract is the most common site of extrapulmonary TB. Diagnosis is often difficult because TB has a variety of clinical an...

Tuberculosis is one of the most common worldwide diseases that remain almost unaltered in prevalence for past few years. Genitourinary tract tuberculosis common, but when associated with scrotal fistula it a rare presentation. A 50 years old male came to hospital complaints pricking pain and swelling left side scrotum 2 months. He had history smoking 40 years, on examination size approximately ...

Tuberculosis (TB) affects millions of people globally every year. Although TB is predominantly a lung infection, it can affect almost any organ system in the body. Therefore, presentation be highly variable. Extrapulmonary accounts for up to 25% all reported cases, and lymphoreticular genitourinary systems are most frequently affected. However, male genital infection rare phenomenon. A clear ma...

BACKGROUND Genital tuberculosis is a chorionic disease and mostly occurs by haematogenous spread from extra genital source like lungs, peritoneum, lymph nodes and bones. Transmission through a sexual intercourse is also possible. Since the majority of patients are in reproductive ages, involvement of fallopian tubes and endometrium cause infertility in patients. CASES Reviewing 4 cases of fem...