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N P Buchholz,S Salahuddin,R Haque,

OBJECTIVE: To outline the pattern and trends in major cases of genito-urinary tuberculosis (GUTB) which require hospital treatment. METHOD: We retrospectively reviewed 55 patients with proven GUTB who were treated as in-patients in a major referral hospital in Pakistan. RESULTS: The male/female ratio was 3:1. Prevailing symptoms were lower urinary tract symptoms, flank pain, gross hematuria and fever. A urine culture was positive for tuberculosis (TB) in 57%, bladder biopsies in 54%. For renal TB, intravenous urogram (IVU) and ultrasound were suggestive in about 50% of cases. Ultrasound was very helpful in the diagnosis of testicular TB. Patients underwent surgery in 36% of cases. In contrast to the general trend reported worldwide, surgery was mainly ablative rather than re-constructive. Patient compliance in clinical follow-up and drug therapy was poor. CONCLUSION: Surgery for GUTB in Pakistan is still mainly ablative, probably due to a high number of complicated and progressed cases. To date, therapy of GUTB is mainly based on anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy (ATT). However, huge efforts will be required to improve patient compliance without which every therapeutic approach will remain futile.

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NP Buchholz,S Salahuddin,R Haque,

For similar bacterial infections and mycoses: bacterial infections: gram-positive bacterial infections: actinomycetales infections: mycobacterium infections: tuberculosis: tuberculosis, urogenital research abstracts see: bacterial infections and mycoses: bacterial infections: gram-positive bacterial infections: actinomycetales infections: mycobacterium infections: tuberculosis: tuberculosis, urogenital research

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal Article

Journal: JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Associat

VOLUME: 50

Page Numbers: 265-9

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ISSN: 0030-9982

DAY: 12

MONTH: Aug

YEAR: 2000

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KEYWORDS: Tuberculosis, Urogenital

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AFFILIATION: Department of Surgery (Urology), Aga Khan University, Karachi.

Country: PAKISTAN

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