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Article: Postmenopausal Tuberculosis Endometritis
- Article from:
- Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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CopyrightCopyright Hindawi Publishing Corporation First Quarter 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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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.
Copyright © 2007 Kemal Güngördük et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which ...