A rare case of tuberculous prostatitis / Nurul Yaqeen Esa …[et al.]

Tuberculous prostatitis is an uncommon form of tuberculosis infection. It is commonly seen in immunocompromised patients and in those of middle or advanced age. The diagnosis is often not straight forward due to the nature of its presentation. We report a case of tuberculous prostatitis in a young,...

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Main Author: Esa, Nurul Yaqeen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine 2016
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/17141/2/AJ_NURUL%20YAQEEN%20ESA%20JCHS%2016.pdf
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description Tuberculous prostatitis is an uncommon form of tuberculosis infection. It is commonly seen in immunocompromised patients and in those of middle or advanced age. The diagnosis is often not straight forward due to the nature of its presentation. We report a case of tuberculous prostatitis in a young, healthy and immunocompetent patient, who initially presented with respiratory features, followed by episodes of seizures and testicular swelling. He was finally diagnosed with tuberculous prostatitis after prostatic biopsy. This case illustrates that in a high TB prevalence environment, when symptoms warrant, there should be a high clinical suspicion coupled with a thorough approach in order to arrive at a correct diagnosis of TB prostatitis.
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spelling oai:ir.uitm.edu.my:171412019-06-25T02:51:46Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/17141/ A rare case of tuberculous prostatitis / Nurul Yaqeen Esa …[et al.] jchs Esa, Nurul Yaqeen Tuberculous prostatitis is an uncommon form of tuberculosis infection. It is commonly seen in immunocompromised patients and in those of middle or advanced age. The diagnosis is often not straight forward due to the nature of its presentation. We report a case of tuberculous prostatitis in a young, healthy and immunocompetent patient, who initially presented with respiratory features, followed by episodes of seizures and testicular swelling. He was finally diagnosed with tuberculous prostatitis after prostatic biopsy. This case illustrates that in a high TB prevalence environment, when symptoms warrant, there should be a high clinical suspicion coupled with a thorough approach in order to arrive at a correct diagnosis of TB prostatitis. Faculty of Medicine 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/17141/2/AJ_NURUL%20YAQEEN%20ESA%20JCHS%2016.pdf A rare case of tuberculous prostatitis / Nurul Yaqeen Esa …[et al.]. (2016) Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Journal_of_Clinical_and_Health_Sciences/>, 1 (2). pp. 33-36. ISSN 0127-984X https://jchs-medicine.uitm.edu.my/index.php
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title A rare case of tuberculous prostatitis / Nurul Yaqeen Esa …[et al.]
title_full A rare case of tuberculous prostatitis / Nurul Yaqeen Esa …[et al.]
title_fullStr A rare case of tuberculous prostatitis / Nurul Yaqeen Esa …[et al.]
title_full_unstemmed A rare case of tuberculous prostatitis / Nurul Yaqeen Esa …[et al.]
title_short A rare case of tuberculous prostatitis / Nurul Yaqeen Esa …[et al.]
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