"Silent" post-menopausal genital tuberculosis with lethal outcome. 2020

Ektoras Gazos, and Orestis Tsonis, and Fani Gkrozou, and Minas Paschopoulos
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Karditsa, Thessaly, Greece.

Female genital Tuberculosis (TB) is a rare disease, that usually affects female patients of reproductive age living in developing countries. The diagnosis of the disease is quite difficult since there is no consensus on the appropriate screening and management needed. Female genital TB can mimic many other pathologies including advanced ovarian cancer. Laboratory findings or blood serum tests usually are not suggestive of the disease. Imaging findings can be misleading. The incidence of the disease in Greece is rare. We present a rare case report of a post-menopausal patient with female genital TB, mimicking malignancy and resulting to a lethal outcome. Laboratory and imaging findings were non-specific for the disease, leading to a false diagnosis of disseminated peritoneal carcinomatosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010349 Patient Compliance Voluntary cooperation of the patient in following a prescribed regimen. Client Adherence,Client Compliance,Non-Adherent Patient,Patient Adherence,Patient Cooperation,Patient Noncompliance,Patient Non-Adherence,Patient Non-Compliance,Patient Nonadherence,Therapeutic Compliance,Treatment Compliance,Adherence, Client,Adherence, Patient,Client Compliances,Compliance, Client,Compliance, Patient,Compliance, Therapeutic,Compliance, Treatment,Cooperation, Patient,Non Adherent Patient,Non-Adherence, Patient,Non-Adherent Patients,Non-Compliance, Patient,Nonadherence, Patient,Noncompliance, Patient,Patient Non Adherence,Patient Non Compliance,Patient, Non-Adherent,Therapeutic Compliances,Treatment Compliances
D010534 Peritoneal Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the PERITONEUM. Peritoneal Carcinomatosis,Peritoneal Surface Malignancy,Carcinomatosis, Peritoneal,Malignancy, Peritoneal Surface,Neoplasm, Peritoneal,Peritoneal Carcinomatoses,Peritoneal Neoplasm,Peritoneal Surface Malignancies,Surface Malignancy, Peritoneal
D010996 Pleural Effusion Presence of fluid in the pleural cavity resulting from excessive transudation or exudation from the pleural surfaces. It is a sign of disease and not a diagnosis in itself. Effusion, Pleural,Effusions, Pleural,Pleural Effusions
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D004716 Endometritis Inflammation of the ENDOMETRIUM, usually caused by intrauterine infections. Endometritis is the most common cause of postpartum fever. Endomyometritis
D005260 Female Females
D006115 Greece A country in southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey. The capital is Athens. Crete,Macedonia (Greece)
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014384 Tuberculosis, Female Genital MYCOBACTERIUM infections of the female reproductive tract (GENITALIA, FEMALE). Female Genital Tuberculoses,Female Genital Tuberculosis,Genital Tuberculoses, Female,Genital Tuberculosis, Female,Tuberculoses, Female Genital

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