Mammary, testicular and adnexal tuberculosis diagnosed by histology in a rural hospital in Southern Ethiopia

• Main Authors: José M Ramos, M Carolina Isea-Peña, Abraham Tesfamariam, Sable Balcha, Francisco Reyes, Miguel Górgolas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
• Series: International Journal of Mycobacteriology
• Subjects: Breast tuberculosis; Orchitis tuberculosis; Ovarian tuberculosis; Pathological diagnosis
• Online Access: http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2012;volume=1;issue=4;spage=212;epage=214;aulast=Ramos
• ISSN: 2212-5531; 2212-554X

This study describes the experience of mammary, testicle and adnexal tuberculosis (TB) diagnosed by histological characteristics in a rural district hospital in Southern Ethiopia over a period of 7 years. During the same period, a total of 5589 TB cases were diagnosed. Fourteen cases of breast TB with a prevalence of 0.25% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.14–0.43), 8 cases of testicular TB (prevalence 0.14, [95% CI: 0.06–0.29]) and two ovarian TB (prevalence: 0.035 [95% CI: 0.001–0.15]). The breast, testes and adnexal TB may mimic other conditions. Proper diagnosis is encouraged because the disease is curable with anti-TB drugs.