Genitourinary tuberculosis

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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]
  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.