Isolated testicular tuberculosis masquerading as a testicular tumor

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and a persisting public health problem in the developing countries. Testicular tuberculosis particularly in isolated form is extremely rare. We report an unique case of testicular tuberculosis in a 20-year old male patient who presented in a painless right testicular swelling and whose clinical, radiological and biochemi­cal parameters indicated a germ cell tumor. However, the histopathology revealed a tubercular lesion underlining the necessity of an element of suspicion for tuberculosis even in testicular swellings particularly in the developing countries. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2015;5(2): 76-78

Key words: Tuberculosis, testis, germ cell tumor

Keywords

• Tuberculosis, testis, germ cell tumor

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Öz

Tüberküloz önemli bir morbidite nedenidir ve gelişmekte olan ülkelerde bir devam eden bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Özellikle izole formda testis tüberkülozu son derece nadirdir. Sağ testiste ağrısız şişlikle gelen 20 yaşındaki bir erkek hastada, şişliğin klinik, radyolojik ve biyokimyasal parametrelerle germ hücreli tümör olarak gösterildiği testis tüberkülozlu bir olguyu sunduk. Histopatolojik inceleme sonucunda tüberküloz teşhisi konulmuş olması özellikle gelişmekte olan ülkelerde testis şişliklerinde tüberkülozdan için şüphelenilmesi gerektiğini gösterdi

Anahtar Kelimeler

• tüberküloz, testis, germ hücreli tümör

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