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ArticleAccess microbiology2025

A hydrocele revealing epididymal tuberculosis.

Yassine Ben Lahlou, Zakaria Laanibi, Zakaria Malihy, Elmostapha Benaissa, Adil Maleb, Abderrahim Elktaibi, Mariama Chadli, Mostafa Elouennass

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Yassine Ben LahlouBacteriology Department, Mohammed V Military Training Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5700-1309
Zakaria LaanibiBacteriology Department, Mohammed V Military Training Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Zakaria MalihyBacteriology Department, Mohammed V Military Training Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Elmostapha BenaissaBacteriology Department, Mohammed V Military Training Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Adil MalebBacteriology Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, Morocco.
Abderrahim ElktaibiPathology Department, Mohammed V Military Training Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Mariama ChadliBacteriology Department, Mohammed V Military Training Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Mostafa ElouennassBacteriology Department, Mohammed V Military Training Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.

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Abstract

Genitourinary tuberculosis is a severe form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The kidneys are the most commonly affected organs, followed by the epididymis, testicles, bladder, ureter and prostate. Notably, epididymal tuberculosis is one of the forms of genital tuberculosis presenting with specific clinical features, which may include epididymitis, orchid-epididymitis or hydrocele. We report the case of a patient with a hydrocele that revealed epididymal tuberculosis. Utilizing molecular biology techniques, a diagnostic test for epididymal tuberculosis was established. The patient was treated conservatively with tuberculosis medication for 6 months.

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epididymal tuberculosishydroceleurogenital tuberculosis

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