Tuberculous prostatitis.
A study of 5 patients with tuberculosis prostatitis revealed that (1) there is a greater chance of striking a noncaseating granuloma than a caseating lesion by needle biospy when both are present; (2) the absence of caseation on biopsy does not necessarily rule out tuberculosis; and (3) special stains may be negative for tuberculosis because of the small size of the tissue sample. Thus, if the clinical suspicion of tuberculous prostatitis is high and if noncaseating lesions are found, a second biopsy specimen should be taken for culture only.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000473:pathology; D014401:Tuberculosis, Urogenital / Q000473:pathology