Vol. 44 (2): 397-399, March – Abril, 2018
doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2017.0190
RADIOLOGY PAGE
Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes Fonseca 1, Oskar Grau Kaufmann 1, Layra Ribeiro de Sousa Leão 1, Cassia Franco Tridente 1, Fernando Ide Yamauchi 1, Ronaldo Hueb Baroni 1
1 Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brasil
ABSTRACT
Tuberculous prostatitis is a rare and often overlooked entity that may mimic prostatic adenocarcinoma on imaging exams, especially multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the prostate. Detection of a prostatic abscess is a clue to the correct diagnosis.
Keywords: Prostate; Tuberculosis; MRI; Radiology
