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Postmenopausal Tuberculosis Endometritis

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 de...

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Autores principales: Güngördük, Kemal, Ulker, Volkan, Sahbaz, Ahmet, Ark, Cemal, Tekırdag, Alı Ismet
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1874669/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17541465
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/27028
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Sumario: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.