Symptoms of urinary tuberculosis?

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Urinary tuberculosis is a part of systemic tuberculosis, most of which are secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis, and a few are secondary to intestinal tuberculosis or bone and joint tuberculosis. It can involve kidney, ureter, bladder, urethra, prostate, seminal vesicle, testis, vas deferens, fallopian tube and other parts. Typical symptoms are frequent urination, urgency, hematuria or pyuria. Systemic symptoms may include weight loss, low fever, fatigue or anemia. It can also be found in urine routine examination without any symptoms.

Symptoms of urinary tuberculosis?

Typical symptoms are frequent urination, urgency, hematuria or pyuria. Systemic symptoms may include weight loss, low fever, fatigue or anemia. It can also be found in urine routine examination without any symptoms. 　

Calcification of renal parenchyma is the main manifestation. The density of calcification is low and unclear, which is caused by a small amount of calcium deposition in the necrotic material of cheese. Calcification can be very small, single, or scattered and multiple. When the whole kidney calcification occurs, the kidney can atrophy and become smaller, and the renal function is very poor or no function. This kind of whole kidney diffuse calcification is called "self nephrectomy", which is common in advanced renal tuberculosis.

Urinary tract tuberculosis patients have symptoms such as frequent urination, fine urine, dysuria, urinary retention, and other symptoms of urethral stricture, and no history of trauma or gonorrhea. Physical examination of urethral thickening should consider the possibility of urethral tuberculosis. Further examination can be done with urethral radiography, urethral examination and * biopsy if necessary. Combined with laboratory and imaging examination, the diagnosis can be confirmed.

matters needing attention

When there are the above symptoms, we should be alert to the possibility of urinary tuberculosis, need to go to the urology department to do the relevant examination in time to determine whether there is urinary tuberculosis. If there is such a disease, it should be treated in time to help recover.