d p t i d l Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is defined as tuberculosis (TB) of organs other than the lungs, such as the pleura, lymph nodes, abdomen, genitourinary tract, skin, joints, bones, and meninges. EPTB constitutes 15% to 20% of all cases of TB among immunocompetent adults, and it accounts for more than 50% of the cases in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–positive individuals. Repo...

Case Report A 42 year male patient presented with recurrent papule formation with little itching on his glans penis, which soon rupture and turn to an ulcer. Small ulcers coalesce to form larger ulcer (fig 1). This repeated bout of ulcer formation was going on for several months. He was circumscribed and no complaint with urination. In spite of various treatments received from various private p...

Results: Eight patients had a confirmed diagnosis of GUTB in our center since 2008, including three cases related to intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) instillations. In the GUTB group, there were two males and three females, aging from 54 to 72 years (mean 62 ± 7.8 years). Symptoms started 3-14 years prior to diagnosis. Diagnosis was confirmed with positive urine culture in three, uri...

OBJECTIVE Firstly to compare the proportion of patients defaulting from follow up at a genitourinary medicine clinic with those attending other hospital based clinics. Secondly to determine which factors are associated with non attendance at a city centre genitourinary medicine clinic. METHODOLOGY The proportion of patients who defaulted at a genitourinary medicine clinic, a general medical c...

To estimate the incidence of externally recognizable genitourinary anomalies and associated anomalies in the newborns in Korea, retrospective and prospective studies have been performed. Thirty eight of 48 urology training hospitals participated in this nationwide survey. In this study we have included minor defects or variations in the anomaly to evaluate the incidence of the recognizable geni...

BACKGROUND We determined the prevalence of vaginal douching (cleansing of the vagina with liquid) in a sample of Cambodian women, and examined the associations of douching with genitourinary symptoms and infections, after controlling for potential confounding factors, including genitourinary symptoms and sociodemographic factors. METHODS A total of 451 adolescent and adult females aged 15 to ...