Difficulties in diagnosing genito-urinary tuberculosis: report about 5 cases

Objectives. - The aim of this study is: to emphasize the difficulties of diagnosing genito-urinary tuberculosis because of its non specific symptoms; to incite the physician to seek it more frequently. Material and method - Five cases of genito-urinary tuberculosis have been diagnosed within a 10-years period and included in a retrospective study. Results. - We found one location in the kidney and one location in the bladder with 2 women diagnosed by repeated urinanalysis and 3 cases of location in epididymis diagnosed after surgery. Conclusion. - Symptoms of genito-urinary tuberculosis are misleading, pathologic findings are taking a more and more important place in the diagnosis, which the new techniques of serologic tests will surely improve. (C) 2003 Publie par Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.