dc.contributor.author | Nuwagira, Edwin | |
dc.contributor.author | Yekosani, Mitala | |
dc.contributor.author | Abraham, Birungi | |
dc.contributor.author | Atwine, Raymond | |
dc.contributor.author | Caleb, Tuhumwire | |
dc.contributor.author | Baluku, Joseph Baruch | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-05-19T09:50:06Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-05-19T09:50:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nuwagira, E., Yekosani, M., Abraham, B., Atwine, R., Caleb, T., & Baluku, J. B. (2021). Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Presenting as a Testicular Mass: A Case Report. International medical case reports journal, 14, 145. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1973 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Extrapulmonary drug-resistant tuberculosis is extremely rare and is almost always associated with poor treatment outcomes. This is partly due to the difficulty in confirming the diagnosis.
Case Presentation: A 40-year-old HIV-negative male presented with a painless scrotal mass, low-grade fever, general malaise, night sweats, and no pulmonary symptoms. He was initially treated for malaria with no improvement. His final diagnosis was rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis following Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert-Ultra) assay performed on a fine needle aspirate of the scrotal mass. Second-line anti-tuberculosis medication was initiated, and the patient is being followed up with directly observed therapy.
Conclusion: With the scale-up of Gene-Xpert technology, this case raises awareness about tuberculosis masquerading as a testicular mass and the possibility of extrapulmonary drug-resistant tuberculosis in high endemic areas | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | International Medical Case Reports Journal | en_US |
dc.subject | Drug-resistant tuberculosis | en_US |
dc.subject | Genitourinary tuberculosis | en_US |
dc.subject | Extrapulmonary tuberculosis | en_US |
dc.subject | Tuberculous orchitis | en_US |
dc.subject | Sub-Saharan Africa | en_US |
dc.subject | Uganda | en_US |
dc.title | Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Presenting as a Testicular Mass: A Case Report | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |