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Title: Tuberculosis of the Testis: A Case Report
Authors: Shugaba, A.I.
Rabiu, A.M.
Uzokwe, C.
Matthew, R.M.
Keywords: left scrotal mass
Caseous necrosis
tuberculous granulomas
Issue Date: 2012
Publisher: Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
Series/Report no.: Case Reports 2012;Iss. 5; Pp 169–172
Abstract: A 45-year-old man visited our clinic with a painless swelling of the left scrotum and an ulcer as chief complaints. A hard and indurated mass was palpable with ulcerating foci that were proximal and distal, measuring 3 × 2 cm and 2 × 1 cm respectively and about 2 cm apart. Laboratory data were normal except for an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and white blood cell (WBC) differential showed neutropenia and lymphocytosis. A diagnosis of left testicular tumor was made and the patient had a left orchidectomy with fistulectomy. Histopathology results showed a stratified squamous epithelium with tuberculous granuloma and necrotic caseation. Patient is currently on anti-tubercular medication. The rarity of this condition makes these findings important to report.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3505
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