Rapid identification of tuberculosis epididymo-orchitis by INNO-LiPA Rif TB and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In Tube tests: case report.
Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is often missed or delayed because of nonspecific clinical and laboratory findings. Novel detection methods, such as polymerase chain reaction and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In Tube, can aid in the diagnosis of active extrapulmonary TB. Here, we demonstrate a case of epididymo-orchitis as the sole presentation of TB in a 32-year-old man.
Paluch-Oleś
Jolanta
J
Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
Magryś
Agnieszka
A
Kot
Ewa
E
Kozioł-Montewka
Maria
M
D000328:Adult; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009920:Orchitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013737:Testis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014389:Tuberculosis, Male Genital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D012293:Rifampin