Urethral tuberculosis.
Tuberculous affection of the urethra is very rare. Herein we report 2 cases of urethral tuberculosis. One in a young married female who had isolated urethral involvement presenting as urethral caruncle and the second in a young male with urethral stricture complicated by fistulae and abscess in association with renal tuberculosis. The relevant literature is briefly reviewed.
Indudhara
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Department of Urology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Vaidyanathan
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Radotra
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014401:Tuberculosis, Urogenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis