Diagnostics
Scrotal MRI and urinary PCR allow prompt diagnosis of tuberculous epididymitis
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, November 22nd, 2005
"Tuberculous epididymitis is a rare urological disease difficult to diagnose. The conventional methods for diagnosis are often time-consuming and invasive," researchers in Taiwan report.
"The combined use of scrotal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and urinary polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assay for mycobacterial DNA (the latter because of its high sensitivity and specificity to demonstrate mycobacterial DNA) is a valuable method for rapid diagnosis of tuberculous epididymitis.
"We report a 79-year-old man who was admitted with the chief...
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