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ArticleCureus2024

An Unusual Case Report of Male Genital Tuberculosis.

Tamizharasan Masilamani, Nalini Jayanthi, Anitha Elaiyalwar, Karniha B, Shivasekar Ganapati

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Tamizharasan MasilamaniRespiratory Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Chennai, IND.
Nalini JayanthiRespiratory Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Chennai, IND.
Anitha ElaiyalwarRespiratory Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Chennai, IND.
Karniha BRespiratory Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Chennai, IND.
Shivasekar GanapatiPathologist, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, IND.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The burden of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is significant, constituting up to 20% of all TB cases in HIV-negative patients and 50% of new cases in HIV-positive individuals. However, diagnosing EPTB remains challenging due to its pauci-bacillary nature and the necessity for invasive sampling methods in many forms of the disease. Urogenital tuberculosis represents approximately 4% of the annual cases of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in India, with isolated testicular tuberculosis being a particularly rare manifestation. In this report, we present three cases of testicular tuberculosis, diagnosed through tissue biopsy and Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) smears.

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acid fast bacilli (afb)extra pulmonary tuberculosisgenital tuberculosislanghans giant celltesticular tuberculosis

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PMID39161489
PMCPMC11331003

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