Tuberculous Epididymitis Mimicking a Testicular Tumour: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Adem Altunkol,
Yalçın Evliyaoğlu,
Nevzat Can Şener,
Peli Demirtürk,
Deniz Abat,
Erbay Tümer,
Ercan Yeni
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of urological surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-9580
DOI - 10.4274/jus.2015.155
Subject(s) - medicine , epididymitis , dermatology , general surgery , pathology , surgery
Tuberculosis is a disease that affects almost every organ. The diagnosis\udand treatment of primary genitourinary tuberculosis is cumbersome\udand often requires invasive procedures for diagnosis. It is mandatory to\uddifferentiate tuberculous epididymitis from other causes of intrascrotal\uddiseases such as bacterial epididiymitis and tumors. We discussed a case\udof tuberculous epididymitis presenting with a scrotal mass, to emphasize\udthat tuberculous should also be considered in the differential diagnosis,\udbesides malignanc
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