title: A rare case of granulomatous prostatitis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
abstract: We report a rare case of infective granulomatous prostatitis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that may be mistaken for prostatic carcinoma, both on clinical examination and transrectal sonography (TRUS). A large hypoechoic mass was detected in the prostate of a 46-year-old man during TRUS and histopathologic examination after TRUS-guided biopsies reported the diagnosis of tuberculous prostatitis. We herein describe the clinical and TRUS findings of this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ege University Hospital, Bornova, 35100 Izmer, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sadýk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tamsel
authors.forename: Refik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Killi
authors.forename: Yesim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ertan
authors.forename: Gulgun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Demirpolat
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006099:Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014401:Tuberculosis, Urogenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents