[Acute epididymitis disclosing tertiary tuberculosis].
The authors report the case of a 50-year-old drinker and smoker presenting with isolated acute on chronic epididymitis, leading to the diagnosis of tertiary tuberculosis. This now exceptional case emphasizes the value of scrotal ultrasound and complementary investigations looking for other sites of tuberculosis.
Mallet
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Service de Chirurgie Urologique et de Transplantation Rénale, CHU Rangueil, avenue Jean Poulhès, 31403 Toulouse.
Mouzin
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M
Gamé
X
X
Braud
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F
Rischmann
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P
Sarramon
J P
JP
D000208:Acute Disease; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014401:Tuberculosis, Urogenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
Epididymite aiguë révélatrice d'une tuberculose tertiaire.