Renal tuberculosis mimicking renal cell carcinoma: a case report
Urogenital tuberculosis is still a frequent presentation, and it constitutes a current public health problem in endemic areas. The clinical presentation of this form of the disease may be misleading. The pseudotumoral type of renal tuberculosis is extremely uncommon. We present a case of a 52-year-o...
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Published in | Journal of medical case reports Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 139 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
BioMed Central Ltd
11.05.2019
BioMed Central BMC |
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Summary: | Urogenital tuberculosis is still a frequent presentation, and it constitutes a current public health problem in endemic areas. The clinical presentation of this form of the disease may be misleading. The pseudotumoral type of renal tuberculosis is extremely uncommon.
We present a case of a 52-year-old African woman who presented with urogenital tuberculosis in its pseudotumoral form. This case was initially diagnosed and managed as renal cancer. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of pseudotumoral renal tuberculosis.
The pseudotumoral form of urinary tuberculosis can be difficult to diagnose. Only bacteriological or histological confirmation allows diagnosis for adequate treatment. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 1752-1947 1752-1947 |
DOI: | 10.1186/s13256-019-2073-0 |