Urol. praxi, 2014; 15(3): 131-133
Genitourinary tuberculosis
- Urologické oddělení, Nemocnice Jihlava
Tuberculosis is one of the most common specific infection diseases and is still a serious medical and social problem. More than a quarter
of the world´s population is infected by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis according to WHO and about 90 % of infected are from the
developing countries. Genitourinary tuberculosis is one of the most common form of the extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The objective
of our article is to warn of the urgency to think of the genitourinary tuberculosis during a differential diagnosis. So that it would be accomplished
a good prognosis of the disease and recovery it is necessary to perform the early diagnosis.
Keywords: genitourinary tuberculosis, QuantiFERON-TBGold test, antituberculotis therapy
Published: July 1, 2014 Show citation
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