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Prostatitis
Research from M. Ludwig and colleagues provide new insights into prostatitis
June 10th, 2008
"The worldwide prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) is still high, remaining almost unchanged over the past century. The genitourinary tract belongs to one of the most common sites of extrapulmonary TB," investigators in Marburg, Germany report. "Although rare, epididymal TB may be the only clinically evident location of infection. We present an unusual case of tuberculous epididymitis and prostatitis, demonstrating the need for insistent diagnostic procedures to confirm diagnosis," wrote M. Ludwig and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "The treatment of choice is primarily medical, consisting of a combination of three or four anti-TB drugs, sometimes...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-10)
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