WHAT IS TESTICULAR TUBERCULOSIS?
Testicular tuberculosis (TB) is a form form of the bacterial infection that occurs in a man's reproductive organs.
Extra-pulmonary TB - when the infection is outside of the lungs - affects just ten-to-15 per cent of patients.
Testicular TB usually causes pain and swelling down below, as well as possible ulceration or an unusual discharge.
Untreated, it can lead to infertility.
It is often initially misdiagnosed as testicular cancer due to the similar symptoms, with some patients even having the organ unnecessarily removed.
Anti-TB chemotherapy usually resolves the infection.
In very rare cases, the affected testicle(s) may have to be removed.
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