Tuberculosis
Scientists at Emory University, Division of Infectious Diseases publish new data on tuberculosis
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, June 3rd, 2008
A report, 'Male genital tuberculosis,' is newly published data in Lancet Infectious Diseases. "A 51-year-old man presented with painless left testicular swelling for 1 month, with fevers, chills, night sweats, weight loss, and increased difficulty voiding over 6 months. He underwent radical orchiectomy; surgical pathology revealed granulomas containing acid-fast bacilli in the testis and epididymis," investigators in the United States report.
"Male genital tuberculosis was diagnosed using nucleic acid amplification on urine and confirmed by positive urine and sputum cultures for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Genital disease is an unusual extrapulmonary...
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