title: Tuberculous orchitis co-existing with tuberculosis of the sternum--case report.
abstract: The sternum and testis are infrequent localisations for extra pulmonary tuberculosis. The initial response to a co-existing lesion, as this case depicted is, to implicate a malignant process of some sort. A high index of suspicion is needed to overcome this diagnostic riddle. Biopsy of the lesion and bacteriological work-up are essential ingredients of management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Fadiran
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Akintan
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Oluwole
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009920:Orchitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013249:Sternum; D014389:Tuberculosis, Male Genital / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents