TUBERCULOSIS OF TUNICA VAGINALIS OF TESTIS: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Abstract

With an incidence rate of as high as 210 cases per 1,00,000 of population, tuberculosis (Tb) is a very common disease in India (1). Primarily, pulmonary involvement is most common, however recently extra pulmonary sites of Tb has also been rapidly increasing. Among extra-pulmonary Tb (EPTB), lymph node Tb is the most common, genital Tb being the second most common affected site (2). Genital Tb affects both the genders equally and causes complications like infertility. It usually affects organs like bladder, prostate, fallopian tubes and testis.