Ben Lahlou Yassine, Laanibi Zakaria, Malihy Zakaria, Benaissa Elmostapha, Maleb Adil, Elktaibi Abderrahim, Chadli Mariama, Elouennass Mostafa
Bacteriology Department, Mohammed V Military Training Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Bacteriology Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, Morocco.
Access Microbiol. 2025 Sep 10;7(9). doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000781.v4. eCollection 2025.
Genitourinary tuberculosis is a severe form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The kidneys are the most commonly affected organs, followed by the epididymis, testicles, bladder, ureter and prostate. Notably, epididymal tuberculosis is one of the forms of genital tuberculosis presenting with specific clinical features, which may include epididymitis, orchid-epididymitis or hydrocele. We report the case of a patient with a hydrocele that revealed epididymal tuberculosis. Utilizing molecular biology techniques, a diagnostic test for epididymal tuberculosis was established. The patient was treated conservatively with tuberculosis medication for 6 months.
泌尿生殖系统结核是肺外结核的一种严重形式。肾脏是最常受累的器官，其次是附睾、睾丸、膀胱、输尿管和前列腺。值得注意的是，附睾结核是生殖器结核的一种形式，具有特定的临床特征，可能包括附睾炎、睾丸附睾炎或鞘膜积液。我们报告了一例鞘膜积液患者，经检查发现为附睾结核。利用分子生物学技术，建立了附睾结核的诊断试验。该患者接受了6个月的抗结核药物保守治疗。
