Renal tuberculosis mimicking renal cell carcinoma: a case report.


Journal

Journal of medical case reports
ISSN: 1752-1947
Titre abrégé: J Med Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101293382

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
11 May 2019
Historique:
received: 21 02 2019
accepted: 08 04 2019
entrez: 12 5 2019
pubmed: 12 5 2019
medline: 6 2 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Urogenital tuberculosis is still a frequent presentation, and it constitutes a current public health problem in endemic areas. The clinical presentation of this form of the disease may be misleading. The pseudotumoral type of renal tuberculosis is extremely uncommon. We present a case of a 52-year-old African woman who presented with urogenital tuberculosis in its pseudotumoral form. This case was initially diagnosed and managed as renal cancer. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of pseudotumoral renal tuberculosis. The pseudotumoral form of urinary tuberculosis can be difficult to diagnose. Only bacteriological or histological confirmation allows diagnosis for adequate treatment.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Urogenital tuberculosis is still a frequent presentation, and it constitutes a current public health problem in endemic areas. The clinical presentation of this form of the disease may be misleading. The pseudotumoral type of renal tuberculosis is extremely uncommon.
CASE PRESENTATION METHODS
We present a case of a 52-year-old African woman who presented with urogenital tuberculosis in its pseudotumoral form. This case was initially diagnosed and managed as renal cancer. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of pseudotumoral renal tuberculosis.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
The pseudotumoral form of urinary tuberculosis can be difficult to diagnose. Only bacteriological or histological confirmation allows diagnosis for adequate treatment.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31077255
doi: 10.1186/s13256-019-2073-0
pii: 10.1186/s13256-019-2073-0
pmc: PMC6511195
doi:

Substances chimiques

Antitubercular Agents 0

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

139

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Auteurs

Kays Chaker (K)

Departement of Urology, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia. chakerkays@gmail.com.

Marouene Chakroun (M)

Departement of Urology, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.

Maroua Gharbi (M)

Departement of Urology, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.

Mohamed Chebil (M)

Departement of Urology, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.

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