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Tubercuous Epididymitis
Etiology

Infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Pathogenesis

The reader is referred to a general discussion on the pathogenesis of tuberculosis. In short, pathogenesis relates to the organism's ability to escape the killing mechanisms of macrophages and its ability to induce delayed type hypersensitivity. Much of the damage to tissues is due to the patient's hypersensitivity reaction to persistent organisms.,
Epidemiology

Usually a complication of pulmonary and renal tuberculosis. The reader is referred to a general discussion on tuberculosis.
General Gross Description

The epididymis is enlarged and indurated and usually associated with testicular involvement by the same disease process.
•Examples:
General Microscopic Description

The histologic features are the same as for other organs.
The inflammation is granulomatous in character with caseous necrosis, chronic inflammatory cells, epithelioid histiocytes and occasional multinucleated giant cells.
•Examples:
Tuberculous Epididymitis (low power)
References

Cotran RS, Kumar V, Robbins SL: Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease. 5th ed. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1994, pp. 1014.

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Tubercuous Epididymitis
Synopsis by: Harold Yamase M.D. (T79000M44000)[244]
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