Genital tuberculosis in a HIV infected woman: a case report

Giannacopoulos, Konstantinos Ch; Hatzidaki, Eleftheria; Papanicolaou, Nicolas Ch; Relakis, K.; Kokori, H; Giannacopoulou, C

doi:10.1016/s0301-2115(98)00112-2

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“…The incidence of HIV‐associated tuberculosis is increasing worldwide, especially in developing countries. HIV‐infected patients often present with extrapulmonary tuberculosis, rapidly develop clinically significant disease and respond poorly to complete treatment (7).…”

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Vulval tuberculosis: an unusual case

Tripathi

Prakash

Rathore

et al. 2003

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand

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Vulval tuberculosis: an unusual case

Tripathi

Prakash

Rathore

et al. 2003

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand

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“…Author details TB is more common in HIV-positive patients, 9 and in African countries, 60-90% of patients with extrapulmonary TB are HIV-positive. 9…”

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“…Genital TB may be asymptomatic and the majority of women are diagnosed during investigations for infertility. 6,9 Systemic constitutional symptoms of weight loss, feeling unwell and night sweats may be present. In the acute phase, the picture may resemble classical acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) 9 with pelvic pain, fever and vaginal discharge.…”

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“…1 With increasing numbers of TB patients being co-infected with HIV, testing for HIV is recommended for all patients with genital TB. 9 The tuberculin skin test has a sensitivity of 55% and specificity of 80% in patients with genital tuberculosis. 17 Chest X-ray is aimed at demonstrating current or past tuberculous lesions in the lungs, which are a common site for primary infection.…”

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Female genital tuberculosis

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Gitau

Kay

et al. 2005

The Obstetrician &Amp; Gynaecologist

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Tuberculosis affects a large number of people worldwide and the incidence is increasing. Tuberculosis bacilli reach the genital tract mainly by haematogenous spread from foci outside the genitalia. The fallopian tubes, endometrium and ovaries are affected in most cases. Genital tuberculosis may be asymptomatic and could go unrecognised or masquerade as other gynaecological conditions. A combination of tuberculin testing, culture, histology, hysterosalpingogram and nucleic acid amplification testing is useful in establishing a diagnosis. Multidrug anti‐tuberculosis chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment. After treatment spontaneous conception is low with an increased risk of ectopic pregnancy and spontaneous miscarriage.

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“…The incidence of tuberculosis is rising in the industrialized world as well as in unindustrialized nations. In the United Kingdom the disease is more common amongst immigrant populations, particularly those from the Indian subcontinent and in those who are HIV positive (1). The site of primary infection is usually the lungs, but the clinical spectrum is broad and advanced miliary tuberculosis may represent the first presentation of the disease (2).…”

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