title: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome presenting as testicular tuberculosis.
abstract: A 50 year old heterosexual male presented with fever and cough with expectoration of months duration, and swelling in the right testis. The serological tests showed positivity for HIV 1 and 11 antibodies. Testicular biopsy from the right testis showed epitheloid cell granulomas with central caseous necrosis and peripheral mantle of lymphocytes and plasma cells. Zeihl-Neelsen stain on tissue sections showed AFB positivity. To the best of our knowledge this is the  second reported case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome presenting as testicular tuberculosis.
authors: Department of Pathology, JJM Medical College, Davangere - 577 004. Karnataka.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Kumar
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Shashikala
authors: H R
authors: HR
authors: Chandrashekar
authors: N K
authors: NK
authors: Alva
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014401:Tuberculosis, Urogenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents