Staphylococcus infection was the most common organism found in infection of athletics, and tuberculosis (TB) was rare.
Although genitourinary tuberculosis (GUTB) was the most common subtype of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in the past, it was recently reported to account for less than 0.5% of all patients with EPTB and 1.5% of all patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). And, there are few cases reported about concomitant tuberculous infection of testis and prostate. Pubic pain is a common symptom in soccer player and its cause can be difficult to determine. A 25-yr-old male soccer player presented with persistent pubic pain of unknown origin. Incidentally, right testicular mass was detected on physical examination. Computed tomography revealed a multiple enlarged retroperitoneal lymph nodes. Under the clinical diagnosis of a right testicular tumor, right radical inguinal orchiectomy was performed. And prostate biopsy was performed due to elevated serum prostate specific antigen (PSA). Pathologic examination confirmed concomitant TB of testis and prostate.
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Cho YS, Joo KJ, Kwon CH, Park HJ. Are you the author?
Department of Urology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Reference: J Exerc Rehabil. 2013 Jun 30;9(3):389-393.
doi: 10.12965/jer.130046
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24278889
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