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Endometrial Tuberculosis: Hysteroscopic Findings of a Clinical Case

Authors :
Daniela Siqueira Prado
Lucas Félix Cardoso
Raimundo Dantas de Maria Júnior
Guilherme Machado de Santana
Israel Santos Marcelo
Marcela Sampaio Lima
Ângela Maria Silva
Source :
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Vol 41, Iss 6, Pp 409-411 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2019.

Abstract

Abstract Endometrial tuberculosis is a rare diagnosis in the postmenopausal period, and it can mimic a carcinoma. The present article describes the case of a 54-year-old female patient with weight loss, abdominal pain, and ascites. An ultrasonography showed endometrial thickening, and a video hysteroscopy revealed a uterine cavity with formations with cotton aspect covering the entire endometrial surface and the tubal ostia. An anatomopathological evaluation diagnosed endometrial tuberculosis. The treatment was with a standardized therapeutic scheme (ethambutol, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and rifampicin), and the patient evolved with clinical improvement and normal uterine cavity at hysteroscopy. Considering the lack of pathognomonic hysteroscopic findings of the disorder, it is important to disclose the images of the case.

Details

Language :
English, Portuguese
ISSN :
01007203
Volume :
41
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1648e947ab4a03a83c777a62b91e8a
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1692634