| Literature DB >> 30344855 |
Souheil Zayet1,2, Aida Berriche1,2, Lamia Ammari1,2, Mariem Razgallah2,3, Rim Abdelmalek1,2, Mohamed Khrouf2,4, Badreddine Kilani1,2, Hanène Tiouiri Benaissa1,2.
Abstract
This study aimed to identify the epidemio-clinic, diagnostic, therapeutic and evolutionary features of genital tuberculosis (GT) among Tunisian women. We conducted a retrospective, descriptive study in the Department of Infectious Diseases at the La Rabta Hospital, Tunisia, over a period of 15 and a half years (January 2000 - June 2014). All patients hospitalized for genital TB were included in the study. The study focused on 47 cases. The average age of patients was 42.2 years. Eighteen women were from rural areas. Tuberculous contact was found in five cases. In all cases, the onset was insidious. Twenty-three patients showed one or several signs of TB infection. Tuberculin intradermal reaction (IDR) test was performed in 35 women (74.8%), it was positive in 26 cases (74%). Thirty-nine patients (83%) had undergone radiological examination using abdomino-pelvis ultrasound and/or CT scan. Diagnostic coelioscopy was performed in 37 cases (75.5%). Anatomopathological examination helped to confirm the diagnosis of GT in 42 cases (89.3%), showing epithelioid and giant-cell granuloma. We identified 21 cases of isolated GT, the remaining 26 cases had peritoneal involvement. All patients received specific antibiotic therapy combining isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethamubutol with an average treatment duration of 12 months. No patient received corticosteroids or secondary surgery. Patients' outcome was favorable in 39 cases, 8 patients were lost to follow-up. Genital tuberculosis is rare, representing only 0.5% of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, but it accounts for a high prevalence of clinical polymorphism. Diagnostic confirmation is difficult and it is based on bacteriological and/or histological examinations. Diagnosis should be suspected in patients with chronic abdominopelvic symptoms, in women with infertility associated with suggestive epidemioclinical manifestations.Entities:
Keywords: Genital tuberculosis; diagnostic coelioscopy; quadritherapy; woman
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30344855 PMCID: PMC6191266 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2018.30.71.14479
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Tranches d'âge des femmes ayant une tuberculose génitale
Figure 2Tuberculose génitale de la femme au stade subaigu vue en cœlioscopie A): aspect inflammatoire du péritoine avec hyper vascularisation et œdème, nombreux granulations recouvrant le péritoine, épanchement minime jaunâtre dans le cul-de-sac de Douglas; B): vue rapprochée sur l’annexe gauche : nombreux granulations blanchâtres
Aspects échographiques
| Aspect échographique | Nombre | Pourcentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Masse ovarienne | 19 | 40,4 |
| Fibrome | 9 | 19,1 |
| Masse abdominale | 3 | 9 |
| Ascite | 3 | 9 |
| Echographie normale | 7 | 21,2 |
| Nombre total | 33 | 70,2 |
Aspects tomodensitométriques
| Aspect scannographique | Nombre | Pourcentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Ascite | 2 | 4,2 |
| Masse | 2 | 4,2 |
| Abcès | 1 | 2,1 |
| Ganglions | 1 | 2,1 |
| Nombre total | 6 | 12,8 |
Aspects de la cœlioscopie diagnostique
| Aspect de la cœlioscopie | Nombre | Pourcentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Granulations | 22 | 59,4 |
| Adhérences | 11 | 29,7 |
| Atteinte tubaire | 7 | 18,9 |
| Masse ovarienne | 7 | 18,9 |
| Ascite | 5 | 13,5 |
| Nombre total | 37 | 78 |
Siège de la biopsie
| Siège de la biopsie | Nombre | Pourcentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Annexectomie | 19 | 42,2 |
| Granulations | 16 | 35,5 |
| Hystérectomie | 8 | 17,7 |
| Curetage Biopsique de l’Endomètre | 6 | 13,3 |
| Trompe | 2 | 4,4 |
| Nombre total | 45 | 95,7 |
Localisations associées
| Localisation associée | Nombre | Pourcentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Ganglionnaire | 3 | 6,4 |
| Urinaire | 2 | 4,2 |
| Pleurale | 1 | 2,1 |
| Ganglionnaire et pleurale | 1 | 2,1 |
| Digestive | 1 | 2,1 |
| Intestinale | 1 | 2,1 |
| Spondylodiscite | 1 | 2,1 |
| Total | 10 | 21,2 |
Figure 3Hystérosalpingographie (Images de soustractions latérales et bilatérales de la cavité utérine donnant un aspect en «T» (flèches). Images de constrictions tubaires des deux côtés. Obstruction tubaire distale bilatérale: phimosis à droite et hydrosalpinx gauche (tête de flèche))