Objective: To specify the clinical, paraclinic and therapeutic aspects of urogenital tuberculosis in the services of Urology and Nephrology of the CHU of the Point G.
Patients and methods: From January 2005 to November 2006, six patients reached of urogenital tuberculosis were seen. The initial evaluation comprised an interrogation in the search of antecedents of urinary extra tuberculosis, a creatinemy, a urogenital echography and an intravenous urography. The research of the bacillus of Koch in the urines was made. A bacteriological examination cyto- of urines (ECBU) was carried out as well as the histological analysis of the fragment S biological and/or the part of exérèse.
Results: The incidence of urogenital tuberculosis was 0.3%. compared to the consulted patients. The principal clinical demonstrations were the lumbar pain (83.33%), the hématurie (33.33%), the pollakiurie (33.33%) and the burns mictionnell be (16.67%). 50% of the patients presented a fever and 33.33% an asthenia. Three (50%) were presented with a renal insufficiency (average creatinemy: 866.7 micromol/l). The bacilluria was present in 50% of the cases. Echography had shown anomalies in 100% of the cases of which most frequent was the urétéro hydronéphrose (2 cases, are 33.33%). The positive diagnosis was related to the bacteriological data (3 times) and histological (3 times). The treatment consisted of a bacillar anti chemotherapy among all patients in association with the surgery (4 cases) and/or of the endo-urologic operations (1 case).
Conclusion: The diagnosis of urogenital tuberculosis remains difficult and often late in our context. A surgical or endo-urologic gesture is often necessary to preserve the renal function and to improve the quality of life.