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Postmenopausal Tuberculosis Endometritis

Author(s) -

Kemal Güngördük,

Volkan Ülker,

Ahmet Şahbaz,

Cemal Ark,

Ali İsmet Tekirdağ

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.656

H-Index - 48

eISSN - 1098-0997

pISSN - 1064-7449

DOI - 10.1155/2007/27028

Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , infertility , vascularity , genitourinary system , gynecology , extrapulmonary tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , menopause , obstetrics , female circumcision , pregnancy , surgery , pathology , biology , genetics

Tuberculosis remains a global health problem, primarily in developing countries with inadequate health services. A significant portion of tuberculosis in these settings is extrapulmonary, including tuberculosis of the genitourinary tract. Patients with genital tuberculosis are usually young women detected during work up for infertility. After menopause, tuberculosis of the endometrium is a rare possibility probably because of the decreased vascularity of the tissues. We present a case of endometrial tuberculosis with postmenopausal vaginal bleeding.

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