Chaker Kays, Chakroun Marouene, Gharbi Maroua, Chebil Mohamed
Departement of Urology, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
J Med Case Rep. 2019 May 11;13(1):139. doi: 10.1186/s13256-019-2073-0.
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.
泌尿生殖系统结核仍然是一种常见病症,在流行地区构成了当前的公共卫生问题。这种疾病形式的临床表现可能具有误导性。肾结核的假瘤型极为罕见。
我们报告一例52岁非洲女性,其泌尿生殖系统结核表现为假瘤型。该病例最初被诊断为肾癌并进行了相应治疗。组织病理学确诊为假瘤型肾结核。
泌尿结核的假瘤型可能难以诊断。只有通过细菌学或组织学确诊才能进行适当治疗。