Incidental tuberculous endometritis in premenstrual curettings from infertile women in eastern Nigeria.
A total of 4700 specimens of premenstrual endometrial curettings from infertile women were reviewed at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu. Ten cases of tuberculous endometritis were found, giving a prevalence of 0.2%. The significance of this low prevalence is discussed. It is suggested that more deliberate efforts should be made to search for genital tuberculosis in infertile women in developing countries.
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Department of Pathology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu.
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D000328:Adult; D003475:Curettage; D003906:Developing Countries; D004716:Endometritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D014384:Tuberculosis, Female Genital / Q000453:epidemiology*