Two cases of testicular tuberculosis in HIV patients with distinct clinical presentations.
Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha FariasFabíola Ellen Sales VitorianoCassia Kamila Barros RibeiroMariana de Fátima Marques de MatosLauro Vieira Perdigão NetoRoberto da Justa Pires NetoPublished in: Tropical doctor (2023)
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.