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Female genital system tuberculosis: a retrospective clinicopathological study of 1,548 cases in Turkish women.
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Archives of gynecology and obstetrics [Arch Gynecol Obstet] 2012 Aug; Vol. 286 (2), pp. 379-84. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Mar 13. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Purpose: The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) has increased worldwide in the past decade and it still remains an important global public health problem.<br />Method: A retrospective clinicopathological study of 1,548 cases of female genital tuberculosis between 1940 and 2011 was conducted.<br />Results: The mean age of the cases was 29.49 years. Involvement of the endometrium was noted in 1,073, fallopian tubes in 164, cervix in 157, and 154 had multiple organ involvement. Clinically, 115 cases (7.4%) were diagnosed as having primary infertility and 12 cases (0.8%) as having secondary infertility. There was a coexistent carcinoma in 1.5% of the cases. Peritoneal tuberculosis in 21 cases and tuberculous lymphadenitis in 7 cases were seen as well.<br />Conclusion: The clinicopathological criteria of female genital tuberculosis in the different organs are described, and special attention is paid to infertility associated with tuberculous lesion, and awareness of the fact that the disease is still with us is thus particularly important.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma epidemiology
Carcinoma pathology
Comorbidity
Fallopian Tube Diseases epidemiology
Fallopian Tube Diseases microbiology
Fallopian Tube Diseases pathology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infertility, Female epidemiology
Infertility, Female microbiology
Infertility, Female pathology
Middle Aged
Peritonitis, Tuberculous epidemiology
Peritonitis, Tuberculous pathology
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node epidemiology
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node pathology
Turkey epidemiology
Uterine Diseases epidemiology
Uterine Diseases microbiology
Uterine Diseases pathology
Young Adult
Tuberculosis, Female Genital epidemiology
Tuberculosis, Female Genital pathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1432-0711
- Volume :
- 286
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Archives of gynecology and obstetrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22410957
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-012-2281-y