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Case Reports
. 2021 Oct 29:40:101924.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101924. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Isolated prostatic tuberculosis and review of literature

Abdoul Kader Tapsoba  1 , Amine Hermi  2 , Tiéoulé Mamadou Traoré  3 , Alia Zehani  4 , Sami Ben Rhouma  2 , Yassine Nouira  2
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Case Reports

Isolated prostatic tuberculosis and review of literature

Abdoul Kader Tapsoba et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most important infectious diseases, particularly in the world. Amongst the genitourinary organs, prostatic TB is less common. We report an 68 year old patient, immunocompetent who presented obstructive and irritative symptoms of the lower urinary tract. A history of pulmonary tuberculosis was not present. The digital rectal examination was suspicious and PSA was a normal. The biopsy results did not reveal any malignant lesions but the transurethral resection of the prostate performed for voiding purposes showed prostatic tuberculosis. A very good clinical and biological improvement was observed after chemotherapy anti-tuberculosis.

Keywords: Chemotherapy anti-tuberculosis; Prostatic tuberculosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Fig. 1
Heterogeneous prostate of 65g with a post-void residual volume of 150 cc.
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Epithelioid and gigantocellular granuloma centred by caseous necrosis.(HEx40).
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