An Unusual Case Report of Male Genital Tuberculosis

Cureus. 2024 Jul 19;16(7):e64950. doi: 10.7759/cureus.64950. eCollection 2024 Jul.

Abstract

The burden of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is significant, constituting up to 20% of all TB cases in HIV-negative patients and 50% of new cases in HIV-positive individuals. However, diagnosing EPTB remains challenging due to its pauci-bacillary nature and the necessity for invasive sampling methods in many forms of the disease. Urogenital tuberculosis represents approximately 4% of the annual cases of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in India, with isolated testicular tuberculosis being a particularly rare manifestation. In this report, we present three cases of testicular tuberculosis, diagnosed through tissue biopsy and Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) smears.

Keywords: acid fast bacilli (afb); extra pulmonary tuberculosis; genital tuberculosis; langhans giant cell; testicular tuberculosis.

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