The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis.
In this review, tuberculosis of the genital tract was diagnosed retrospectively in 11 females over 15 years. The presentations of nine cases are described. Seven of the nine cases presented with ascites, vague abdominal distension, weight loss and were misdiagnosed as ovarian carcinoma. Eight women...
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| author | Chow, Teresa Wai Ping Lim, Boon Kiong Vallipuram, Sivanesaratnam |
| author_facet | Chow, Teresa Wai Ping Lim, Boon Kiong Vallipuram, Sivanesaratnam |
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| description | In this review, tuberculosis of the genital tract was diagnosed retrospectively in 11 females over 15 years. The presentations of nine cases are described. Seven of the nine cases presented with ascites, vague abdominal distension, weight loss and were misdiagnosed as ovarian carcinoma. Eight women had no relevant past history. A review on clinical presentations and diagnosis of pelvic tuberculosis is presented. We conclude that although the incidence of tuberculosis is uncommon in developed countries, its prevalence appears to be increasing worldwide. Therefore, clinicians should consider tuberculosis as a differential diagnosis when encountering clinical presentations of pelvic mass and ascites. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-15702017-10-03T05:52:38Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/1570/ The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis. Chow, Teresa Wai Ping Lim, Boon Kiong Vallipuram, Sivanesaratnam R Medicine In this review, tuberculosis of the genital tract was diagnosed retrospectively in 11 females over 15 years. The presentations of nine cases are described. Seven of the nine cases presented with ascites, vague abdominal distension, weight loss and were misdiagnosed as ovarian carcinoma. Eight women had no relevant past history. A review on clinical presentations and diagnosis of pelvic tuberculosis is presented. We conclude that although the incidence of tuberculosis is uncommon in developed countries, its prevalence appears to be increasing worldwide. Therefore, clinicians should consider tuberculosis as a differential diagnosis when encountering clinical presentations of pelvic mass and ascites. 2002-08 Article PeerReviewed Chow, Teresa Wai Ping and Lim, Boon Kiong and Vallipuram, Sivanesaratnam (2002) The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, 28 (4). pp. 203-10. ISSN 1341-8076, DOI 12452262. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12452262 12452262 |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine Chow, Teresa Wai Ping Lim, Boon Kiong Vallipuram, Sivanesaratnam The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis. |
| title | The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis. |
| title_full | The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis. |
| title_fullStr | The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis. |
| title_short | The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis. |
| title_sort | masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis |
| topic | R Medicine |
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