Conservative management of renal tuberculosis.
The conservative management of 60 patients suffering from renal tuberculosis is reported. Following chemotherapy, bacteriological conversion to negative was obtained in all patients. 2 patients (3-3%) relapsed due to failure to take adequate treatment. Evidence of ureteric obstruction was obtained in 30 patients (50%)--23 at the time of diagnosis, 6 during treatment and 1 at the time of relapse. Following corticosteroid treatment relief of obstruction was obtained in 72%. Nephrectomy was carried out in 4 patients (6-7%) but in only 1 of these was the operation carried out for reasons which we now consider valid.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000636:Aminosalicylic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014398:Tuberculosis, Renal / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery
D000636:Aminosalicylic Acids; D011239:Prednisolone; D007538:Isoniazid; D013307:Streptomycin