Himabindu Annamraju1, Ramesh Ganapathy, Bev Webb. 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lister Hospital, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Stevenage, United Kingdom. drhbindu@gmail.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of pelvic tuberculosis, presenting a few months after an unsuccessful IVF cycle. DESIGN: Case report and discussion. SETTING: District General Hospital with National Health Service, United Kingdom. PATIENT(S): A 40-year-old nulliparous woman. INTERVENTION(S): Drainage of the ovarian abscess and biopsy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Histology confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis. RESULT(S): Patient has been diagnosed with tuberculosis and is now undergoing treatment. CONCLUSION(S): Although pelvic tuberculosis is rare in the developed world, it should be considered as a differential in the high-risk population.
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of pelvic tuberculosis, presenting a few months after an unsuccessful IVF cycle. DESIGN: Case report and discussion. SETTING: District General Hospital with National Health Service, United Kingdom. PATIENT(S): A 40-year-old nulliparous woman. INTERVENTION(S): Drainage of the ovarian abscess and biopsy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Histology confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis. RESULT(S): Patient has been diagnosed with tuberculosis and is now undergoing treatment. CONCLUSION(S): Although pelvic tuberculosis is rare in the developed world, it should be considered as a differential in the high-risk population.