Urinary tuberculosis today

From our data urinary tuberculosis, clearly reduced as regards past decennia, now results constant in annual number of cases. The reduced frequency sometimes requires some problems of differential diagnosis. After a few considerations about anatomo-pathologic aspects, we examine the diagnostic proce...

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Published inMinerva medica Vol. 75; no. 11; p. 617
Main Authors Sesia, G, Arena, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageItalian
Published Italy 17.03.1984
Subjects
Calcinosis - diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Endoscopy
Ethambutol - therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Isoniazid - therapeutic use
Italy
Male
Pyelonephritis - diagnosis
Rifampin - therapeutic use
Tuberculosis, Urogenital - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Urogenital - drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Urogenital - epidemiology
Ureteral Calculi - diagnosis
Ureteral Obstruction - therapy
Urinary Tract Infections - epidemiology
Urine - microbiology
Italy
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Summary:From our data urinary tuberculosis, clearly reduced as regards past decennia, now results constant in annual number of cases. The reduced frequency sometimes requires some problems of differential diagnosis. After a few considerations about anatomo-pathologic aspects, we examine the diagnostic procedures starting from that urinary tuberculosis has not pathognomic clinical signs, except identification of M. tuberculosis in urine. The medical treatment consists in administering three drugs (rifampin, isoniazid, ethambutol) for 3 months and then two drugs for 6-9 months, on the ground of clinical course. Surgical treatment can be divided in destroying and preserving surgery. At last, endoscopic treatment takes aim at dilating ureteral stenoses.
ISSN:0026-4806