Tuberculosis (TB) global prevalence remains almost unchanged over the past few decades. Though genitourinary tract tuberculosis is common, it is rarely associated with scrotal fistula. We present a rare case of advanced tuberculous epididymo-orchitis (TBEO) which culminated in removing the testis. Before final diagnosis is made, it was unresponsive to empirical therapy of bacterial epididymo-or...

BACKGROUND Almost one-fifth of United States tuberculosis cases are extrapulmonary; unexplained slower annual case count decreases have occurred in extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), compared with annual case count decreases in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) cases. We describe the epidemiology of EPTB by means of US national tuberculosis surveillance data. METHODS US tuberculosis cases reporte...

Although Tuberculosis (TB) most commonly affects the lungs, any organ or tissue can be involved. In countries with comprehensive diagnostic and reporting systems, extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) accounts for 20-25% of reported cases. Globally, extrapulmonary cases (without concurrent pulmonary involvement) comprised 14% of notified cases (new and relapse) in 2007. The most common sites of ex...

Background. A rare but morbid form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB), genitourinary TB is an important cause of obstructive uropathy and is likely underdiagnosed in pregnancy. Case. A 30-year-old primigravida undergoing treatment for active pulmonary TB presented with anuria at 13-14-weeks gestation. Bilateral ureteral strictures above the level of the ureterovesicular junctions were seen on ...

INTRODUCTION Tuberculosis is a common multisystemic infectious disease caused by mycobacterium specie mainly mycobacterium tuberculosis. It affects everyone from Infants to the very aged. Tuberculosis usually affects the lungs (pulmonary tuberculosis) in 75% of cases, but in 25% of cases the other body systems: Central nervous system, lymphatic system, genitourinary system, gastrointestinal sys...

TO THE EDITOR—As has been shown in surveys in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, genitourinary tuberculosis (TB) is a common form of nonpulmonary TB, accounting for 27% (range, 14%–41%) of the extrapulmonary TB cases [1]. Among patients with AIDS, the incidence of genitourinary TB may be even higher. In an autopsy study in India, 24 of 35 kidneys from patients who died of AIDS s...