International Brazilian Journal of Urology ()

Incidentally detected tuberculous prostatitis with microabscess

  • Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes Fonseca,
  • Oskar Grau Kaufmann,
  • Layra Ribeiro de Sousa Leão,
  • Cassia Franco Tridente,
  • Fernando Ide Yamauchi,
  • Ronaldo Hueb Baroni

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2017.0190
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 44, no. 2
pp. 397 – 399

Abstract

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ABSTRACT Tuberculous prostatitis is a rare and often overlooked entity that may mimic prostatic adenocarcinoma on imaging exams, especially multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the prostate. Detection of a prostatic abscess is a clue to the correct diagnosis.

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