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Isolated testicular tuberculosis masquerading as a testicular tumor

Dr Indranil Chakrabarti, Dr Vaswati Das, Dr Nilanjana Ghosh.

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Abstract
Tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and a persisting public health problem in the developing countries. Testicular tuberculosis particularly in isolated form is extremely rare. We report an unique case of testicular tuberculosis in a 20-year old male patient who presented in a painless right testicular swelling and whose clinical, radiological and biochemiĀ¬cal parameters indicated a germ cell tumor. However, the histopathology revealed a tubercular lesion underlining the necessity of an element of suspicion for tuberculosis even in testicular swellings particularly in the developing countries. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2015;5(2): 76-78<br>Chakrabarti Indranil, Das Vaswati, Ghosh Nilanjana, Department of Pathology, North Bengal Medical College, West Bengal, India, Isolated testicular tuberculosis masquerading as a testicular tumor, Chakrabarti Indranil, Das Vaswati, Ghosh Nilanjana, Department of Pathology, North Bengal Medical College, West Bengal, India J Microbiol Infect Dis 2015; 5(2): 76-78 doi: 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2015.02.0180


 
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Dr Indranil Chakrabarti, Dr Vaswati Das, Dr Nilanjana Ghosh. Isolated testicular tuberculosis masquerading as a testicular tumor. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2015; 5(2): 76-78 . doi:10.5799/jmid2015.02.0180


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Dr Indranil Chakrabarti, Dr Vaswati Das, Dr Nilanjana Ghosh. Isolated testicular tuberculosis masquerading as a testicular tumor. https://www.jmidonline.org/?mno=302657258 [Access: February 03, 2024]. doi:10.5799/jmid2015.02.0180


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Dr Indranil Chakrabarti, Dr Vaswati Das, Dr Nilanjana Ghosh. Isolated testicular tuberculosis masquerading as a testicular tumor. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2015; 5(2): 76-78 . doi:10.5799/jmid2015.02.0180



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Dr Indranil Chakrabarti, Dr Vaswati Das, Dr Nilanjana Ghosh. Isolated testicular tuberculosis masquerading as a testicular tumor. J Microbiol Infect Dis. (2015), [cited February 03, 2024]; 5(2): 76-78 . doi:10.5799/jmid2015.02.0180



Harvard Style

Dr Indranil Chakrabarti, Dr Vaswati Das, Dr Nilanjana Ghosh (2015) Isolated testicular tuberculosis masquerading as a testicular tumor. J Microbiol Infect Dis, 5 (2), 76-78 . doi:10.5799/jmid2015.02.0180



Turabian Style

Dr Indranil Chakrabarti, Dr Vaswati Das, Dr Nilanjana Ghosh. 2015. Isolated testicular tuberculosis masquerading as a testicular tumor. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 5 (2), 76-78 . doi:10.5799/jmid2015.02.0180



Chicago Style

Dr Indranil Chakrabarti, Dr Vaswati Das, Dr Nilanjana Ghosh. "Isolated testicular tuberculosis masquerading as a testicular tumor." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 5 (2015), 76-78 . doi:10.5799/jmid2015.02.0180



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Dr Indranil Chakrabarti, Dr Vaswati Das, Dr Nilanjana Ghosh. "Isolated testicular tuberculosis masquerading as a testicular tumor." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 5.2 (2015), 76-78 . Print. doi:10.5799/jmid2015.02.0180



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Dr Indranil Chakrabarti, Dr Vaswati Das, Dr Nilanjana Ghosh (2015) Isolated testicular tuberculosis masquerading as a testicular tumor. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 5 (2), 76-78 . doi:10.5799/jmid2015.02.0180