Tuberculous prostatitis--a case report.

Tuberculous prostatitis is a rare condition. A 55 years-old man admitted into a surgery unit of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital with features of prostatism. After clinical examination and investigations, it was diagnosed as a case of benign enlargement of prostate (BEP) and surgery was decided to do. During exploration a large cystic cavitation found in prostate and the intact median lobe taken out for histopathological examination, which revealed tuberculous granuloma. The patient had no evidence of past or present pulmonary tuberculosis. He was treated with anti-tubercular chemotherapy and responded well. No such case is found reported in Bangladesh yet in through medline search database. So, the case is reported here.