Endometrial Tuberculosis: Hysteroscopic Findings of a Clinical Case

Autor: Daniela Siqueira Prado, Lucas Félix Cardoso, Raimundo Dantas de Maria Júnior, Guilherme Machado de Santana, Israel Santos Marcelo, Marcela Sampaio Lima, Ângela Maria Silva
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Vol 41, Iss 6, Pp 409-411 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0100-7203
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1692634
Popis: Abstract Endometrial tuberculosis is a rare diagnosis in the postmenopausal period, and it can mimic a carcinoma. The present article describes the case of a 54-year-old female patient with weight loss, abdominal pain, and ascites. An ultrasonography showed endometrial thickening, and a video hysteroscopy revealed a uterine cavity with formations with cotton aspect covering the entire endometrial surface and the tubal ostia. An anatomopathological evaluation diagnosed endometrial tuberculosis. The treatment was with a standardized therapeutic scheme (ethambutol, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and rifampicin), and the patient evolved with clinical improvement and normal uterine cavity at hysteroscopy. Considering the lack of pathognomonic hysteroscopic findings of the disorder, it is important to disclose the images of the case.
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