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Can Latent TB Cause Symptoms Of UTI?

Hi, I have had UTI like symptoms for 5 years. I have had many, many cultures - all neg. I have also had a bladder ultrasound - again normal, I have tried creams for dermatitis etc. I just read recently that Latent TB can show symptoms of a UTI - 5 years ago - when symptoms first appeared, I was working in an orphanage in Central Asia (ex-soviet state) when drug resistant TB was rife and visiting children regularly in a TB hospital, so I have definitely been exposed. I had terrible pneumonia last year which took a long time to diagnose, and for a while they suspected TB but it didn t show up in my lungs. Could it still possible cause for my UTI - is it worth getting checked?
Wed, 3 Oct 2018
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Hi,

Since you have the history of contact with tuberculosis earlier, tuberculosis is among one of the causes of UTIs. Hence, a complete check-up for the cause of UTI is needed.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Md Aamir Sohail,
General Surgeon
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Can Latent TB Cause Symptoms Of UTI?

Hi, Since you have the history of contact with tuberculosis earlier, tuberculosis is among one of the causes of UTIs. Hence, a complete check-up for the cause of UTI is needed. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Md Aamir Sohail, General Surgeon