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:: Volume 7, Issue 2 (6-2018) ::
Int J Med Invest 2018, 7(2): 47-50 Back to browse issues page
Tuberculosis of Tunica Vaginalis: a Case Report
Narges Najafi , Lotfollah Davoodi * , Reza Mirabi , Mohammad Mahmoodbabooe , Nabi Tarjani
Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Department of Infectious Diseases, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
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Abstract: Isolated Tuberculosis (TB) occurring in tunica vaginalis (TV) without renal or prostate involvement is extremely rare. We reported a 33-year-old man of genital tuberculosis occurring in TV presenting as acute hydrocoele.
Keywords: Tuberculosis, Tunica vaginalis.
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Najafi N, Davoodi L, Mirabi R, Mahmoodbabooe M, Tarjani N. Tuberculosis of Tunica Vaginalis: a Case Report. Int J Med Invest 2018; 7 (2) :47-50
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