A rare case of granulomatous prostatitis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Articles > Article · 2006
Authors: Sadık TAMSEL, Refik Killi, Yeşim ERTAN, Gulgun Demirpolat
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2006, vol 35, pp 58-61
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20251
Summary
We report a rare case of infective granulomatous prostatitis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that may be mistaken for prostatic carcinoma, both on clinical examination and transrectal sonography (TRUS). A large hypoechoic mass was detected in the prostate of a 46-year-old man during TRUS and histopathologic examination after TRUS-guided biopsies reported the diagnosis of tuberculous prostatitis. We herein describe the clinical and TRUS findings of this case. (c) 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.