[Urogenital tuberculosis: diagnostic difficulties in 5 cases].
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is: to emphasize the difficulties of diagnosing genito-urinary tuberculosis because of its non specific symptoms; to incite the physician to seek it more frequently.


METHODS
Five cases of genito-urinary tuberculosis have been diagnosed within a 10-years period and included in a retrospective study.


RESULTS
We found one location in the kidney and one location in the bladder with 2 women diagnosed by repeated urianalysis and 3 cases of location in epididymis diagnosed after surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
Symptoms of genito-urinary tuberculosis are misleading, pathologic findings are taking a more and more important place in the diagnosis, which the new techniques of serologic tests will surely improve.
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Service d'urologie, CHU de Treichville, 01 BP 5685 Abidjan 01, Côte-D'Ivoire. dje-koff@hotmail.com
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D'Horpock
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Tchimou
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014401:Tuberculosis, Urogenital / Q000175:diagnosis*