Acute epididymitis revealing isolated testicular tuberculosis: A rare case report

Abstract

Genitourinary tuberculosis is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that affects the kidneys, ureters, prostate, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, testes, and epididymis.Testicular tuberculosis is a very unusual form, We report a rare case of unilateral testicular tuberculosis that manifested as orchi-epididymitis. The main treatment for urogenital tuberculosis is antituberculosis therapy, possibly combined with surgery.

Keywords

• Tuberculosis
• Testicular swelling
• HIV epidemic
• Granulomatous infection