Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics
From: Magnetic resonance imaging features of epididymal and/or testicular tuberculosis: a case series
Variable | Cases (n = 14) |
|---|---|
Age (years), median (range) | 44.5 (27–68) |
Clinical symptoms | |
Scrotum mass with pain, n (%) | 12 (85.7) |
Scrotum mass without pain, n (%) | 2 (14.3) |
Frequent micturition/ odynuria, n (%) | 4 (28.6) |
Initially presented with isolated scrotum complaints | 5 (35.7) |
Physical examinations | |
Palpable as beads or small lumps, n (%) | 10 (71.4) |
Body temperature | |
Elevated, n (%) | 9 (64.3) |
Normal, n (%) | 5 (35.7) |
Tuberculosis of other sites, n (%) | 12 (85.4) |
Pulmonary, n (%) | 8 (57.1) |
Renal, n (%) | 2 (14.3) |
Bladder, n (%) | 1 (7.1) |
Seminal vesicle, n (%) | 1 (7.1) |
Diagnosis approach | |
Pathological examination, n (%) | 6 (42.9) |
Laboratory tests and positive response to medicine, n (%) | 8 (57.1) |
Treatments | |
Anti-tuberculosis drugs alone, n (%) | 7 (50) |
Drugs and drainage, n (%) | 1 (7.1) |
Drugs and surgery, n (%) | 6 (42.9) |
Orchiectomy, n (%) | 3 (21.4) |
Epididymectomy, n (%) | 3 (21.4) |