title: Primary tuberculosis of urethra presenting as stricture urethra and watering can perineum: A rarity.
abstract: A young man presented with irritative lower urinary tract symptoms and multiple fistulae (watering can) in the perineum since 6 months. Micturating cystourethrogram and retrograde urethrogram was performed after 12 weeks following suprapubic cystostomy which showed bulbar urethral stricture with multiple urethrocutaneous fistulae. He underwent anastomotic urethroplasty and excision of the urethrocutaneous fistulae. Histopathology of the excised fistulous tract showed granulomatous pathology suggestive of tuberculosis. Antitubercular treatment was given for 9 months. The patient is voiding well at 12 months follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vishwajeet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, HIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Rahul Janak
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ankur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jhanwar
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, HIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
keywords: Stricture; tuberculosis; watering can perineum