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PMID: 20663499 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of pelvic tuberculosis presenting as primary infertility and discuss the various diagnostic modalities. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Academic reproductive medicine center. PATIENT(S): A 28-year-old nulliparous Indian immigrant presenting with primary infertility and known tubal pathology. INTERVENTION(S): Laparoscopic bilateral salpingectomy and adhesiolysis and diagnostic endometrial sampling. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Acid-fast bacilli were obtained on polymerase chain reaction and culture of endometrial sample. RESULT(S): The patient was diagnosed with pelvic tuberculosis and treated with a directly observed multidrug regimen. CONCLUSION(S): Tuberculosis is an important cause of gynecologic morbidity and should be considered in the appropriate patients. |
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John R Crochet; Kristina C Hawkins; David P Holland; Susannah D Copland |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-08-11 |
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Title: Fertility and sterility Volume: 95 ISSN: 1556-5653 ISO Abbreviation: Fertil. Steril. Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2010-12-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372772 Medline TA: Fertil Steril Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 289.e17-20 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina 27713, USA. john.crochet@duke.edu |
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