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MARRERO RODRIGUEZ, Haidee et al. Genital tuberculosis in a young adult . MEDISAN [online]. 2013, vol.17, n.6, pp.1008-1011. ISSN 1029-3019.

The case report of a 31-year-old patient (a bisexual and ex convict man) is described, with a history of hypertension, who was attended in the outpatient Urology service of "Dr. Ambrosio Grillo Portuondo" Clinical Surgical University Hospital from Santiago de Cuba, for presenting repeated clinical patterns of orchiepididimitis, without experiencing the expected improvement, in spite of the treatment with antibiotics. With the physical exam a tumor was detected in the head of the epididymis, so its surgical resection was carried out. The result of the pathological study confirmed that it was a granulomatous epididymitis of tuberculous cause. Keeping in mind the personal pathological history described, as well as the evaluation of the pneumologists, the case was concluded as an extrapulmonary genital tuberculosis, for which the specific treatment was indicated.

Palabras clave : young adult; genital tuberculosis; extrapulmonary tuberculosis; secondary health care.

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