Skin, ear and testis--unusual sites of tuberculosis
| Autor: | Cătălina Elena, Ene, Claudia, Toma, Ionela, Belaconi, Stefan, Dumitrache-Rujinski, Daniela, Jipa, Adrian, Tudor, Diana, Leonte, Miron Alexandru, Bogdan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Suppuration Biopsy Antitubercular Agents Ear Middle Mycobacterium tuberculosis Middle Aged Hand Mastoiditis Otitis Media Suppurative Testicular Diseases Diagnosis Differential Tuberculosis Male Genital Rare Diseases Treatment Outcome Risk Factors Humans Female Orchiectomy Tuberculosis Cutaneous |
| Zdroj: | Pneumologia (Bucharest, Romania). 65(1) |
| ISSN: | 2067-2993 |
| Popis: | Pulmonary localization is the most common site of tuberculosis (TB)and the most contagious form. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis with the rarest and most unexpected localizations represents a significant proportion of all cases of tuberculosis and remains an important public health problem. We report three unusual TB locations: skin, ear and testis occurred in three immunocompetent patients. In the case of skin and testicular lesions, diagnosis was based on pathological confirmation of granulomas with caseous necrosis. In the third case the diagnosis was made possible by identification of positive Acid-Fast Bacilli smear and positive culture from othic drainage fluid. The outcome at all three patients was good with antituberculous treatment. These unusual localization of tuberculosis also highlight the possibility of extrapulmonary tuberculosis as a differential diagnosis in many common diseases. |
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