Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Presenting as a Testicular Mass: A Case Report.
Uganda
drug-resistant tuberculosis
extrapulmonary tuberculosis
genitourinary tuberculosis
sub-Saharan Africa
tuberculous orchitis
Journal
International medical case reports journal
ISSN: 1179-142X
Titre abrégé: Int Med Case Rep J
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 101566269
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
11
01
2021
accepted:
23
02
2021
entrez:
10
3
2021
pubmed:
11
3
2021
medline:
11
3
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Extrapulmonary drug-resistant tuberculosis is extremely rare and is almost always associated with poor treatment outcomes. This is partly due to the difficulty in confirming the diagnosis. A 40-year-old HIV-negative male presented with a painless scrotal mass, low-grade fever, general malaise, night sweats, and no pulmonary symptoms. He was initially treated for malaria with no improvement. His final diagnosis was rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis following Xpert With the scale-up of Gene-Xpert technology, this case raises awareness about tuberculosis masquerading as a testicular mass and the possibility of extrapulmonary drug-resistant tuberculosis in high endemic areas.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Extrapulmonary drug-resistant tuberculosis is extremely rare and is almost always associated with poor treatment outcomes. This is partly due to the difficulty in confirming the diagnosis.
CASE PRESENTATION
METHODS
A 40-year-old HIV-negative male presented with a painless scrotal mass, low-grade fever, general malaise, night sweats, and no pulmonary symptoms. He was initially treated for malaria with no improvement. His final diagnosis was rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis following Xpert
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
With the scale-up of Gene-Xpert technology, this case raises awareness about tuberculosis masquerading as a testicular mass and the possibility of extrapulmonary drug-resistant tuberculosis in high endemic areas.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33688269
doi: 10.2147/IMCRJ.S300216
pii: 300216
pmc: PMC7936665
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
145-149Informations de copyright
© 2021 Nuwagira et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare for this work.
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