An Uncommon Presentation of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Masquerading as Ovarian Malignancy in a Young Female.

Autor: Kommi S; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India., Ajit N; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India., Sricharan KB; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India., Priya RR; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India., Mohan VK; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India., Kalawat T; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Indian journal of nuclear medicine : IJNM : the official journal of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, India [Indian J Nucl Med] 2021 Oct-Dec; Vol. 36 (4), pp. 437-440. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 15.
DOI: 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_28_21
Abstrakt: Tuberculosis (TB) is chronic granulomatous infection caused by bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis , which primarily involves the lungs. Abdominal TB is an extrapulmonary disease which can mimic malignancy, especially in women with ascites, weight loss, and high cancer antigen-125 levels. Here, we report a case of young female, where clinical and radiological features were suggestive of ovarian malignancy. However, the pattern of uptake on flourine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography raised the suspicion of a chronic infectious disease. The final diagnosis was confirmed as TB by cytology and started on antituberculous treatment. She had a good response and remission of lesions after 4 months of treatment.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright: © 2021 Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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