2019
DOI: 10.1186/s13256-019-2073-0
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Abstract: Background 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. Case presentation 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 can… Show more

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“…Unlike our patient who had a negative history of pulmonary TB and bimanually palpable renal mass, in both patients renal functions were normal and ESR was high. CT scan was done and showed a heterogeneous enhancing renal mass, radical nephrectomy was done and histopathology revealed caseating granuloma, they confirmed TB by QuntaFERON-TB gold test unlike the case we are presenting which was confirmed by PCR [ 5 ].…”
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“…Unlike our patient who had a negative history of pulmonary TB and bimanually palpable renal mass, in both patients renal functions were normal and ESR was high. CT scan was done and showed a heterogeneous enhancing renal mass, radical nephrectomy was done and histopathology revealed caseating granuloma, they confirmed TB by QuntaFERON-TB gold test unlike the case we are presenting which was confirmed by PCR [ 5 ].…”
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confidence: 91%
“…Most patients present with symptoms like fever, burning micturition, pyuria, weight loss, and loin pain. In very rare occasions RTB can present as a renal mass mimicking renal cell carcinoma RCC [ 5 ].…”
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