%0 Journal Article %T Tuberculosis of the Prostate Gland Masquerading Prostate Cancer: A Case Report %A Sani Ali Aji %A Sani Usman Alhassan %A Sharfuddeen Abbas Mashi %A Muhammad Ibrahim Imam %J Open Journal of Urology %P 269-271 %@ 2160-5629 %D 2013 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/oju.2013.37050 %X
Tuberculosis is one of the most important infectious diseases,
particularly in developing countries. Involvement of the prostate gland is very
rare. We present a 70-year-old man who presented with low back pain and progressive weakness of
the lower limbs associated with irritative lower urinary tract symptoms. Prostate
gland was enlarged, hard and nodular. Prostate specific antigen was 6 ng/ml,
Erythrocytes sedimentation rate was