To study the changes in the epidemiology of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Tennessee, we compared the 454 cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis reported between 1977 and 1981 with 356 cases encountered between 1982 and 1986. The data were analyzed by age, sex, race and site of the disease which were compared with the national statistics during the periods. We observed that 11.3 percent of the to...

Infertility is an uncommon manifestation of genitourinary tract tuberculosis. Anatomic obstruction by granulomas or distortion of the normal anatomy by fibrosis surrounding the reproductive tract structures is the commonest cause of infertility. The diagnosis is usually based on a suggestive history along with evidence of granulomatous infection on a tissue sample. The management depends on the...

Genitourinary tuberculosis (TB) is the third most common form of extrapulmonary TB. A 34-year-old man with severe kidney function loss secondary to renal TB initially presented with urinary symptoms, including dysuria and polacyuria. The diagnosis was based on clinical history and laboratory tests; the urinalysis revealed acid-fast bacilli. The patient's condition stabilized after beginning TB-...

Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major health problem worldwide and one of the illness that should be kept in mind currently due to its varying clinical symptoms. Its incidence is increasing in developed countries, where most cases of multifocal TB are reported among immigrants from high endemic areas and in immunodepressed subjects (1). WHO estimates that there were 9,2 million new cases of...

Genitourinary system is the most common extrapulmonary site after lymph node involvement affected by tuberculosis (TB). TB can affect whole male genital organs; epididymis, testis, prostate, seminal vesicle, vas deferens, scrotal skin, bulbourethral glands and penis. Although male genital TB (MGTB) is reported rarely in the literature, most of the cases are overlooked. It is not always very eas...

Abstract It is acknowledged in the literature that genitourinary TB a diagnostic challenge due to its rarity and insidious presentation. We herein report case of 64-year-old gentleman originally from Peru with an unremarkable past medical history attended his GP practice on multiple occasions complaining recurrent left sided loin pain, headaches, microscopic haematuria. Abdominal ultrasonograph...