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A rare presentation of disseminated tuberculosis: Prostatic abscess

Abstract

Involvement of the prostate by tuberculosis (TB) occurs rarely and tuberculosis prostate abscess is an even rarer occurrence. It has been reported in immunocompromised patients, mainly human immunodeficiency virus seropositive individuals. We are reporting a case of tuberculosis prostatic abscess in an immunocompetent patient with relapse of TB.

Authors

Verma A; Singh A; Kishore K; Kant S

Journal

Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, Vol. 64, No. 4, pp. 330–333

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

October 1, 2017

DOI

10.1016/j.ijtb.2016.10.006

ISSN

0019-5707

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