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Male genital tuberculosis

MedGen UID:: 52886
•Concept ID:: C0041317
•: Disease or Syndrome

Synonyms:	Genital Tuberculoses, Male; Genital Tuberculosis, Male; Male Genital Tuberculoses; Male Genital Tuberculosis; Tuberculoses, Male Genital; Tuberculosis, Male Genital
SNOMED CT:	Tuberculosis of male genital organs (240379005)

Monarch Initiative:	MONDO:0006845

Definition

Mycobacterium infections of the male reproductive tract (genitalia, male). [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVMale genital tuberculosis

Pathological process
- Disease
  - Disorder by Site
    - Disorder of the genitourinary system
      - Diseases, Genital
        Disorder of male genital organ
        Male genital tuberculosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Male genital tract tuberculosis: A comprehensive review of imaging findings and differential diagnosis.

Ramachandran A, Das CJ, Razik A
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2021 Apr;46(4):1677-1686. Epub 2020 Oct 12 doi: 10.1007/s00261-020-02811-0. PMID: 33044653

Evaluation of medical treatment of tuberculous epididymitis with special reference to tuberculin; report of a case.

ZAHER MF
J Egypt Med Assoc 1955;38(2):135-53. PMID: 14392235

Epididymectomy and antituberculosis drugs in the treatment of tuberculous epididymitis.

RINKER JR
South Med J 1954 Mar;47(3):193-6. doi: 10.1097/00007611-195403000-00001. PMID: 13146339

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The Application Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Testicular Occupied Lesions.

Liu Q, Gong H, Zhu H, Yuan C, Hu B
Comput Math Methods Med 2021;2021:9962970. Epub 2021 Jun 11 doi: 10.1155/2021/9962970. PMID: 34194540 Free PMC Article

Challenges in urogenital tuberculosis.

Kulchavenya E, Kholtobin D, Shevchenko S
World J Urol 2020 Jan;38(1):89-94. Epub 2019 Apr 17 doi: 10.1007/s00345-019-02767-x. PMID: 30997530

Case Report: Epididymo-Orchitis due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Hane J, Duffey B, Kaiser R, Walker PF, Alpern JD
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2019 Nov;101(5):1070-1072. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0162. PMID: 31482781 Free PMC Article

Tuberculous epididymo-orchitis masquerading as acute scrotum.

Kinnear N, Hoh I, Campillo P, Bolt J
BMJ Case Rep 2016 Feb 4;2016 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-214060. PMID: 26847806 Free PMC Article

Penile lupus vulgaris.

Jaisankar TJ, Garg BR, Reddy BS, Riba B, Ramarao AP
Int J Dermatol 1994 Apr;33(4):272-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1994.tb01043.x. PMID: 8021086

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Diagnosis

Tuberculous Epididymitis.

Herman KO, Lee ER
Ultrasound Q 2015 Sep;31(3):202-4. doi: 10.1097/RUQ.0000000000000135. PMID: 25945724

Tuberculosis of the prostate.

Kostakopoulos A, Economou G, Picramenos D, Macrichoritis C, Tekerlekis P, Kalliakmanis N
Int Urol Nephrol 1998;30(2):153-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02550570. PMID: 9607885

Tuberculous epididymo-orchitis.

Koyama Y, Iigaya T, Saito S
Urology 1988 May;31(5):419-21. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(88)90739-x. PMID: 3284153

Diagnosis, prevention and early therapy of tuberculosis.

Mayock RL, MacGregor RR
Dis Mon 1976 May;22(8):1-60. doi: 10.1016/s0011-5029(76)80006-5. PMID: 817877

Treatment of epididymitis.

Davis JE
Mod Treat 1970 Sep;7(5):1036-43. PMID: 4933350

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Therapy

Tuberculous epididymo-orchitis masquerading as acute scrotum.

Kinnear N, Hoh I, Campillo P, Bolt J
BMJ Case Rep 2016 Feb 4;2016 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-214060. PMID: 26847806 Free PMC Article

Prostatitis and related diseases.

Meares EM Jr
Dis Mon 1980 May;26(8):1-39. doi: 10.1016/s0011-5029(80)80005-8. PMID: 6991233

Diagnosis, prevention and early therapy of tuberculosis.

Mayock RL, MacGregor RR
Dis Mon 1976 May;22(8):1-60. doi: 10.1016/s0011-5029(76)80006-5. PMID: 817877

Penile tuberculosis.

Jitpraphai P, Glasberg S, Wise GJ
Urology 1973 Feb;1(2):145-7. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(73)90604-3. PMID: 4771616

Treatment of epididymitis.

Davis JE
Mod Treat 1970 Sep;7(5):1036-43. PMID: 4933350

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Prognosis

Two Cases of Testicular Tuberculosis and Review of the Recent Literature.

Nakou I, Kotoulas SC, Sionidou M, Daios S, Manika C, Hadji-Mitrova M, Papadaki E, Manika K
Int J Mycobacteriol 2024 Jul 1;13(3):225-236. Epub 2024 Sep 14 doi: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_130_24. PMID: 39277883

Tuberculous epididymo-orchitis masquerading as acute scrotum.

Kinnear N, Hoh I, Campillo P, Bolt J
BMJ Case Rep 2016 Feb 4;2016 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-214060. PMID: 26847806 Free PMC Article

Prostatic tuberculosis and AIDS.

Lanjewar DN, Maheshwari MB
Natl Med J India 1994 Jul-Aug;7(4):166-7. PMID: 7950947

Granulomatous prostatitis.

González Tuero J, Alonso de la Campa J, Pérez Lacort L, Fernández Madrigal F, Abascal García J, Abascal García R
Urol Int 1988;43(2):97-101. doi: 10.1159/000281313. PMID: 3388640

Tuberculous epididymo-orchitis.

Koyama Y, Iigaya T, Saito S
Urology 1988 May;31(5):419-21. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(88)90739-x. PMID: 3284153

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Clinical prediction guides

Surgical management of tuberculous epididymo-orchitis: a retrospective study of 81 cases with long-term follow-up.

Huang Y, Chen B, Cao D, Chen Z, Li J, Guo J, Dong Q, Wei Q, Liu L
BMC Infect Dis 2021 Oct 15;21(1):1068. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06753-w. PMID: 34654377 Free PMC Article

Histological differentiation between chlamydial and bacterial epididymitis: nondestructive and proliferative versus destructive and abscess forming--immunohistochemical and clinicopathological findings.

Hori S, Tsutsumi Y
Hum Pathol 1995 Apr;26(4):402-7. doi: 10.1016/0046-8177(95)90141-8. PMID: 7705819

Tuberculous epididymo-orchitis: clinical and ultrasound observations.

Heaton ND, Hogan B, Michell M, Thompson P, Yates-Bell AJ
Br J Urol 1989 Sep;64(3):305-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1989.tb06019.x. PMID: 2679962

Further observations on tuberculosis of the penis.

CH'I AS, OUYANG C, SHIH HE
Chin Med J 1963 May;82:328-30. PMID: 14019807

Urinary tuberculosis and tuberculous epididymitis; clinical observation in the tuberculosis sanatorium.

HASHIMOTO M
Kekkaku 1950 Feb;25(2):526-8. PMID: 15422737

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