Genital tuberculosis in a Woman Manifested as Secondary Subfertility
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|Dec 2018Abstract
A 35-year-old mother of one child, presented with inability to conceive for two years and a chronic lower abdominal pain. Laparoscopy revealed extensive adhesions in the bilateral adnexal regions and adhesion of uterus to the bowel. Subsequently, she underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.
Histopathological examination of endometrium, myometrium, both ovaries and fallopian tubes revealed several granulomata with caseous necrosis. Special stain for acid fast bacilli was negative. However, based on the presence of characteristic caseating granulomata, the diagnosis is most likely tuberculosis.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/jdp.v13i2.7757 | Journal eISSN: 1391-6319
Language: English
Page range: 10 - 14
Published on: Dec 30, 2018
Published by: College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2018 E. K. D. M. Wickramaratne, K. A. P. Idirisinghe, K. U. Samaranayake, published by College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka
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