Tuberculous epididymo-orchitis in an undescended testis.
We present an uncommon case of tubercular epididymitis in an undescended testis, diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), which is not reported till now. The treatment is primarily medical with combination of three or four anti-tubercular drugs but sometimes it requires surgical intervention, as in the present case.
Department of Urology, IPGMER, SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal.
Punit
P
Tiwari
Dilip Kumar
DK
Pal
Biplab Kumar
BK
Biswas
Mukesh
M
Vijay
D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy / Q000379:methods; D009920:Orchitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014389:Tuberculosis, Male Genital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*