title: An unusual presentation: renal tuberculosis.
abstract: Genitourinary tuberculosis (TB) is the second most common form of extrapulmonary TB after peripheral lymphadenopathy. We report the case of a 44-year-old woman referred for hydronephrosis discovered on ultrasound performed due to flank pain. Contrast computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a well-circumscribed cystic mass with enhancing septations at the inferior pole of the right kidney, concerning for malignancy. Following extirpative surgery, she was diagnosed with renal TB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Urology Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA. Jennifer.gurski@amedd.army.mil
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gurski
authors.forename: Karen C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014398:Tuberculosis, Renal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media