Abstract

Genitourinary tuberculosis (TB) is the third most common form of extrapulmonary TB. A 34-year-old man with severe kidney function loss secondary to renal TB initially presented with urinary symptoms, including dysuria and polacyuria. The diagnosis was based on clinical history and laboratory tests; the urinalysis revealed acid-fast bacilli. The patient's condition stabilized after beginning TB-specific treatment, but the right kidney function loss persisted. Renal TB can lead to irreversible loss of renal function. As such, renal function should be considered in all patients from TB-endemic areas who present with urinary symptoms and whose urine cultures are negative for common pathogens.

Details

Title
Chronic kidney disease related to renal tuberculosis: a case report
Author
Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior; Salles Brito, Luiz David; Samia Thabida de Oliveira Rabelo; Zenar Maria Ribeiro Mendes de Saboia
Pages
386-388
Section
Case Report
Publication year
2016
Publication date
May/Jun 2016
Publisher
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
ISSN
00378682
e-ISSN
16789849
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1805462812
Copyright
Copyright Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical May/Jun 2016