[Genital tuberculosis--increased incidence or coincidence].
Genital tuberculosis is a rare disease in industrialized countries. Symptoms like bleeding disorders, sterility and lower abdominal pain lead to endoscopic examination. Laparoscopic findings are often misinterpreted, so that histology clears the diagnosis. Three cases are reported.
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Tagesklinik Altonaer Strasse, Zentrum Operative Gynäkologie, Hamburg.
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014384:Tuberculosis, Female Genital / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery