[Male genital tuberculosis].

AIM

To describe symptoms and clinical findings in patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis and to draw attention to the fact that the disease still exists in spite of the declining incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis.

DESIGN

Retrospective data from hospital records and the Register of Tuberculosis in Funen, Denmark from 1976 to 1991. REGIMEN: The investigation was carried out at the Department of Urology and the Department of Internal Medicine, Pneumology Section, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.

MATERIAL

Eight patients with genital tuberculosis during a period of 15 years in Funen Island.

RESULTS

Genital tuberculosis in males involves especially the epididymis, and the most frequent symptom is a painful swelling of the testicles. The average age of the patients was 62 years.