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Case Reports
. 2019 Jul;42(3):184-187.
Epub 2019 Jul 15.

Uncommon testicular localization of Disseminated TB: a case report from Mozambique

Evangelina Inacio Namburete  1 , Francesco Di Gennaro  2 , Cleide Jose Maria  1 , Davide Fiore Bavaro  2 , Gaetano Brindicci  2 , Rossana Lattanzio  2 , Damiano Pizzol  3 , Laura Monno  2 , Annalisa Saracino  2
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Uncommon testicular localization of Disseminated TB: a case report from Mozambique

Evangelina Inacio Namburete et al. New Microbiol. 2019 Jul.

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) of the testicle is a rarely reported and poorly described disease localization. There are no well-defined clinical features suggestive of testicular TB, which makes the diagnosis difficult to establish, especially in low-income settings like Mozambique, where TB is endemic and often associated with HIV-infection; both considered leading causes of death worldwide. We reported the case of a 45-year-old male, HIV positive, naïve to antiretroviral treatment, admitted to the Department of Medicine of the Central Hospital of Beira to investigate chronic enlargement of the testicles.

Keywords: HIV; Tuberculosis; disseminated TB; testicular TB.

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Chest x-ray image showing reticulo-nodular infiltrates with miliary pattern in both lung parenchyma.
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Panels A and B show granulomas with central necrosis
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