Two cases of testicular tuberculosis in HIV patients with distinct clinical presentations

Trop Doct. 2024 Apr;54(2):176-178. doi: 10.1177/00494755231220400. Epub 2023 Dec 25.

Abstract

Genito-urinary tuberculosis (TB) corresponds to the second most common cause of extrapulmonary tuberculosis EPTB worldwide. It is however rare and is often clinically indistinguishable from testicular malignancy and infarction. HIV hugely increases the risk of TB in unusual sites; we present two such cases of testicular tuberculosis. The diagnosis was based respectively on histopathological findings, acid-bacilli smear of biopsy, semen, and culture.

Keywords: HIV; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculosis; extrapulmonary tuberculosis; genitourinary tuberculosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • HIV Infections* / complications
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis*
  • Testicular Neoplasms*
  • Tuberculosis* / diagnosis