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Urogenital tuberculosis

MedGen UID:
11950
•Concept ID:
C0041333
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Tuberculoses, Urogenital; Tuberculosis, Urogenital; Urogenital Tuberculoses; Urogenital Tuberculosis
SNOMED CT: TB - Urogenital tuberculosis (4445009); Urogenital tuberculosis (4445009); Tuberculosis of genitourinary system (4445009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006002

Definition

A general term for mycobacterium infections of any part of the urogenital system in either the male or the female. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUrogenital tuberculosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Male genital tract tuberculosis: A comprehensive review of imaging findings and differential diagnosis.
Ramachandran A, Das CJ, Razik A
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2021 Apr;46(4):1677-1686. Epub 2020 Oct 12 doi: 10.1007/s00261-020-02811-0. PMID: 33044653
Tuberculosis of the urinary tract: diagnosis and treatment.
BRADLEY DV
J Natl Med Assoc 1962 Jan;54(1):55-7. PMID: 13872321Free PMC Article
Early diagnosis and treatment of genito-urinary tuberculosis.
LJUNGGREN E
Br J Urol 1957 Sep;29(3):263-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1957.tb09348.x. PMID: 13471953

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Imaging of infra-thoracic tuberculosis.
Kanthawang T, Pattamapaspong N, Peh WCG, Hammami N, Bouaziz MC, Ladeb MF
Br J Radiol 2024 Feb 28;97(1155):492-504. doi: 10.1093/bjr/tqad051. PMID: 38288505
Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: Pathophysiology and Imaging Findings.
Rodriguez-Takeuchi SY, Renjifo ME, Medina FJ
Radiographics 2019 Nov-Dec;39(7):2023-2037. doi: 10.1148/rg.2019190109. PMID: 31697616
Miliary, central nervous system, and genitourinary tuberculosis.
Myers JN
Dis Mon 2007 Jan;53(1):22-31. doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2006.10.003. PMID: 17224320
Genitourinary tuberculosis.
Ehrlich RM, Lattimer JK
Surg Annu 1974;6:439-57. PMID: 4610836
Ureterosigmoidostomy. Long-term results.
Wear JB Jr, Barquin OP
Urology 1973 Mar;1(3):192-200. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(73)90734-6. PMID: 4601555

Diagnosis

Renal and Urinary Tuberculosis.
Suzuki J, Morisawa Y
Intern Med 2022 May 1;61(9):1471. Epub 2021 Oct 19 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8158-21. PMID: 34670893Free PMC Article
Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: Pathophysiology and Imaging Findings.
Rodriguez-Takeuchi SY, Renjifo ME, Medina FJ
Radiographics 2019 Nov-Dec;39(7):2023-2037. doi: 10.1148/rg.2019190109. PMID: 31697616
Urogenital tuberculosis - epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical features.
Muneer A, Macrae B, Krishnamoorthy S, Zumla A
Nat Rev Urol 2019 Oct;16(10):573-598. Epub 2019 Sep 23 doi: 10.1038/s41585-019-0228-9. PMID: 31548730
Urogenital Tuberculosis.
Figueiredo AA, Lucon AM, Srougi M
Microbiol Spectr 2017 Jan;5(1) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.TNMI7-0015-2016. PMID: 28087922Free PMC Article
Secondary amenorrhea.
Backer MH Jr, Cavanagh D
Med Clin North Am 1968 Mar;52(2):339-55. PMID: 4873495

Therapy

Urogenital Tuberculosis.
Figueiredo AA, Lucon AM, Srougi M
Microbiol Spectr 2017 Jan;5(1) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.TNMI7-0015-2016. PMID: 28087922Free PMC Article
Augmentation and substitution enterocystoplasty.
Goldwasser B, Webster GD
J Urol 1986 Feb;135(2):215-24. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)45589-3. PMID: 3511281
Genitourinary tuberculosis.
Ehrlich RM, Lattimer JK
Surg Annu 1974;6:439-57. PMID: 4610836
Vaginitis.
Banner EA
Med Clin North Am 1974 Jul;58(4):759-68. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)32119-8. PMID: 4601917
Urogenital tuberculosis.
Mangelson NL, Saunders JC, Brosman SA
J Urol 1970 Aug;104(2):309-14. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)61726-9. PMID: 4988649

Prognosis

Miliary, central nervous system, and genitourinary tuberculosis.
Myers JN
Dis Mon 2007 Jan;53(1):22-31. doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2006.10.003. PMID: 17224320
Short-course chemotherapy and role of surgery in adult and pediatric genitourinary tuberculosis.
Weinberg AC, Boyd SD
Urology 1988 Feb;31(2):95-102. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(88)90027-1. PMID: 3277327
Aging and tuberculosis.
Nagami P, Yoshikawa TT
Gerontology 1984;30(5):308-15. doi: 10.1159/000212650. PMID: 6386610
Genitourinary tuberculosis.
Ehrlich RM, Lattimer JK
Surg Annu 1974;6:439-57. PMID: 4610836
Ureterosigmoidostomy. Long-term results.
Wear JB Jr, Barquin OP
Urology 1973 Mar;1(3):192-200. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(73)90734-6. PMID: 4601555

Clinical prediction guides

Diagnostic pitfalls of urogenital tuberculosis.
Chandran S, Rahman A, Norris JM, Tiberi S, Kunst H
Trop Med Int Health 2021 Jul;26(7):753-759. Epub 2021 May 6 doi: 10.1111/tmi.13583. PMID: 33817915
Urinary tuberculosis: still a challenge.
Mert A, Guzelburc V, Guven S
World J Urol 2020 Nov;38(11):2693-2698. Epub 2020 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s00345-020-03146-7. PMID: 32206889
Is sterile pyuria another minor diagnostic criterion in urinary tuberculosis?
Mallya A, Karthikeyan VS, Keshavamurthy R
Indian J Tuberc 2019 Oct;66(4):468-473. Epub 2019 Aug 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2019.08.004. PMID: 31813433
Miliary, central nervous system, and genitourinary tuberculosis.
Myers JN
Dis Mon 2007 Jan;53(1):22-31. doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2006.10.003. PMID: 17224320
Urachal tuberculosis.
Fujimoto K, Samma S, Akiyama T, Tanaka N, Hirayama A, Nakayama A
Int J Urol 2000 Jul;7(7):274-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2000.00188.x. PMID: 10910231

Recent systematic reviews

Female Genital Tuberculosis Among Infertile Women and Its Contributions to Primary and Secondary Infertility: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ahmed MAE, Mohammed AAA, Ilesanmi AO, Aimakhu CO, Bakhiet AO, Hamad SBM
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2022 Aug;22(3):314-324. Epub 2022 Aug 25 doi: 10.18295/squmj.1.2022.003. PMID: 36072071Free PMC Article
Diagnostic Value of PCR compared to Urine Culture for Urinary Tuberculosis in Adult Women: An Evidence-Based Case Report.
Wicaksono I, Rahardjo HE
Acta Med Indones 2021 Jan;53(1):108-118. PMID: 33818414
Clinical validation of urine-based Xpert® MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of urogenital tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chen K, Malik AA, Nantasenamat C, Ahmed S, Chaudhary O, Sun C, Sheng YJ, Chen W, Gang W, Deng CL, Ojha SC
Int J Infect Dis 2020 Jun;95:15-21. Epub 2020 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.023. PMID: 32194240
Diagnostic accuracy of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) in urine for genitourinary tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Altez-Fernandez C, Ortiz V, Mirzazadeh M, Zegarra L, Seas C, Ugarte-Gil C
BMC Infect Dis 2017 Jun 5;17(1):390. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2476-8. PMID: 28583076Free PMC Article
Low level laser therapy for treating tuberculosis.
Vlassov VV, Pechatnikov LM, MacLehose HG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002;(3):CD003490. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003490. PMID: 12137698

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