Tuberculous prostatic abscess in an immunocompromised patient
- Author:
PY Lee
;
TA Ong
;
Dayangku Norlida
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- From:Malaysian Family Physician
2010;5(3):145-147
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Genitourinary tuberculosis in developing countries comprises approximately 15-20% of extrapulmonary cases of
tuberculosis.1 Tuberculosis of the prostate is an uncommon
clinical condition with less than 5% of genitourinary tuberculosis involving the prostate,2,3 and tuberculous prostatic abscesses are unusual presentation. The following case illustrated a case of prostatic tuberculosis abscess in an immune-compromised
patient
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