Tuberculous epididymo-orchitis in an undescended testis

Tuberculous epididymo-orchitis in an undescended testis

We present an uncommon case of tubercular epididymitis in an undescended testis, diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), which is not reported till now. The treatment is primarily medical with combination of three or four anti-tubercular drugs but sometimes it requires surgical interven...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of tuberculosis 2010-07, Vol.57 (3), p.165-167
Hauptverfasser: Tiwari, Punit, Pal, Dilip Kumar, Biswas, Biplab Kumar, Vijay, Mukesh
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Comorbidity
Cryptorchidism - epidemiology
Epididymitis - microbiology
Humans
Male
Orchiectomy - methods
Orchitis - microbiology
Tuberculosis, Male Genital - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Male Genital - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:We present an uncommon case of tubercular epididymitis in an undescended testis, diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), which is not reported till now. The treatment is primarily medical with combination of three or four anti-tubercular drugs but sometimes it requires surgical intervention, as in the present case.
ISSN:0019-5707