[The changed clinical picture of urogenital tuberculosis]

Of the 4500 urological patients treated in Weil Emil Hospital in Budapest, in 5 years 140 (3.1%) cases of urogenital tuberculosis were detected. In these cases earlier examinations failed to reveal the process which manifested itself one to six months. The number of those needing surgical intervention decreased considerably, 34 (24.2%) of the patients were operated. The clinical pattern has changed in our days and the possibility of an urogenital tuberculosis must be considered whenever no explanation can be found for the complaints and when even a single one of the characteristic symptoms of urogenital tuberculosis is observed.