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| Year : 2002 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 120-122 |
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Tuberculosis of prostate
Dilip Kumar Pal
Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura, India
Correspondence Address:
Dilip Kumar Pal
A-30, Govt. Housing Estate, Govindanagar, Side - B, Bankura (W.B.) - 722 102
India
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Tubercular involvement of prostate is rare. Though the symptoms are nonspecific, haemospermia is an important clinical symptom. Asymmetry of prostatic lobes or nodular fibrotic prostate on digital rectal examination is an importantphvsical6nding. Altered echotexture of the prostate or hypoechoic nodules on USG leads to suspicion. AFB staining or AFB culture of seminal fluid or trucut needle biopsy of the prostate gives the definite diagnosis. |
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