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** Calcifications and strictures throughout the urinary system are common
** Calcifications and strictures throughout the urinary system are common
** Rarely, can mimic a solid tumour
** Rarely, can mimic a solid tumour

== Diagnosis ==

* Must be an early morning midstream sample
** Send the entire specimen
** Keep specimen refrigerated until transport
* May need multiple specimens over multiple days


[[Category:Tuberculosis]]
[[Category:Tuberculosis]]

Revision as of 15:51, 6 March 2023

Background

  • The most common manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis after lymphadenopathy

Clinical Manifestations

  • Can present as sterile pyuria or hematuria
  • Can affect kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, and genitals
  • Kidney involvement can cause renal calyceal destruction, calyceal obstruction, or hydronephrosis

Investigations

  • Imaging findings are discussed in [1]
    • Can mimic routine pyelonephritis
    • Calcifications and strictures throughout the urinary system are common
    • Rarely, can mimic a solid tumour

Diagnosis

  • Must be an early morning midstream sample
    • Send the entire specimen
    • Keep specimen refrigerated until transport
  • May need multiple specimens over multiple days
  1. Jung YY, Kim JK, Cho KS. Genitourinary tuberculosis: comprehensive cross-sectional imaging. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005 Jan;184(1):143-50. doi: 10.2214/ajr.184.1.01840143. PMID: 15615965.