title: An unusual case of prostate tuberculosis: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Tuberculosis of the prostate is a rare complication of miliary tuberculosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a 32-year-old Iranian male diagnosed with a case of miliary tuberculosis affecting the prostate. The patient was admitted to the hospital with convulsions. Computerized tomography increased the clinical suspicion of miliary tuberculosis extending to the prostate where a trans-rectal urethral biopsy was obtained. The biopsy revealed multiple necrotizing granulomata suggestive of tuberculosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A strong clinical suspicion and availability of sophisticated tests with confirmation by biopsy, polymerase chain reaction, and culture are needed in order to avoid misdiagnosis of complicated miliary tuberculosis cases.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Health Science Center, Jabriya, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Ahmad Jasem
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Abdulsalam
authors.affiliation: Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Mohammad Adel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Abdulsalam
keywords: complication; disseminated; miliary; prostate; tuberculosis