Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 314-317, March 2010
Rapid identification of tuberculosis epididymo-orchitis by INNO-LiPA Rif TB and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In Tube tests: case report
Abstract
Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is often missed or delayed because of nonspecific clinical and laboratory findings. Novel detection methods, such as polymerase chain reaction and QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In Tube, can aid in the diagnosis of active extrapulmonary TB. Here, we demonstrate a case of epididymo-orchitis as the sole presentation of TB in a 32-year-old man.
Keywords: Epididymo-orchitis, Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, PCR, QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In Tube
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PII: S0732-8893(09)00406-4
doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.09.020
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Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 314-317, March 2010
