[Clinical features of male genital tuberculosis in Uzbekistan]

The clinical course of genital tuberculosis was studied in 126 males treated at the Phthisiourology Unit (in 1992-1997). Case histories of 505 more patients (in 1974-1988) were examined. It was ascertained that there was an increase in the incidence of this disease in an old age group (51-60 years) from 9.7% (1974-1988) to 21.4% (1992-1997) and a reduction in a young age group (31-40 years) from 33.1 to 22.2%, respectively. Most (92.8%) patients aged 21 to 60 years had the greatest manifestations of the disease at the present-day stage while those (92.5%) aged 21 to 50 years fell ill with this disease in 1974-1988. There was an increase in the incidence of fistulous tuberculosis of the male genitals from 8.7% (in 1974-1988) to 20.6% (in 1992-1997), which confirms altered pathomorphism and deteriorated epidemiological situation. The diagnostic minimum which may render a great assistance to general practitioners in timely recognizing the disease and referring patients with this disease to a specialized facility.