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Tuberculosis of the prostate gland masquerading prostate cancer; five cases experience at IGIMS.
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- Concurrent Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma and Prostate Tuberculosis: A Case Report.IJU case reports · 2026Article
- Isolated Prostatic Tuberculosis Coexisting with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Case Report.International medical case reports journal · 2026Article
- Prostatic Abscess Due to Dual Infection With Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.Cureus · 2025Article
- Isolated Prostate Tuberculosis Mimicking Prostate Cancer.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2024Article
- Viruses, bacteria and parasites: infection of the male genital tract and fertility.Basic and clinical andrology · 2023Review
- Focal IgG4-related periprostatic "PI-RADS 5" pseudotumor mimicking prostatic adenocarcinoma.Radiology case reports · 2023Article
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- Rare Presentation ofJournal of medical cases · 2022Article
- Imaging findings of prostate tuberculosis by transrectal contrast-enhanced ultrasound and comparison with 2D ultrasound and pathology.The British journal of radiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTuberculosis (TB) of the prostate is a very rare disease. Most urologists are not familiar with it. Here, we present our experience with five cases of this disease and a review of literature. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis is a retrospective study in a tertiary care center (IGIMS, Patna, Bihar, India) from January 2013 to February 2018.
resultsAll the patients were in their fourth to sixth decades of life. Lower urinary tract symptom was the most common presentation, predominantly irritative symptoms. A history of pulmonary TB was present in one case. Four out of five cases (80%) had a suspicious prostate on the digital rectal examination (DRE) (hard in consistency). Serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level was slightly elevated with a mean of 13.24 ng/ml. Urine analysis revealed sterile pyuria in all patients, and the urine culture was negative. The urine for acid-fast bacilli was positive in one case (20%).
conclusionTB of the prostate may present like cancer prostate with raised serum PSA and suspicious prostate on DRE; hence, a high index of suspicion with a wide range of investigations may be required to achieve a complete diagnosis of prostatic TB.
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