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Case Report

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Presenting as a Testicular Mass: A Case Report

Edwin Nuwagira1 Department of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, UgandaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mitala Yekosani2 Department of Pathology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, UgandaView further author information
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Birungi Abraham2 Department of Pathology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, UgandaView further author information
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Raymond Atwine2 Department of Pathology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, UgandaView further author information
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Tuhumwire Caleb3 Department of Surgery, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, UgandaView further author information
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Joseph Baruch Baluku4 Division of Pulmonology, Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, UgandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5852-9674View further author information
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Pages 145-149 | Published online: 02 Mar 2021

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