title: [Postmenopausal endometrial tuberculosis. A clinical case].
abstract: Post-menopausal tuberculosis of the female genital tract is an uncommon condition that has received relatively little attention in the literature. The case described by the authors is about a sixty year old woman whose condition was brought to attention by leukorrhea and abnormal bleeding associated with a smear test suggesting CIN 1. An endometrial aspiration biopsy revealed necrotic debris with focal granulomata and numerous acid-fast bacilli. Fungal stains were negative while mycobacterium tuberculosis was found. After three months of combination antimycobacterial treatment, she underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy followed by six months of post-operative drug therapy.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Ginecologia e Ostetricia, Ospedale Civile, San Severino Marche, Macerata.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mantovani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pelagalli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bracalenti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pierandrei
mesh_terms: D000290:Adnexa Uteri / Q000601:surgery; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004717:Endometrium / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017698:Postmenopause; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
vernacular_title: Tubercolosi endometriale post-menopausale. Caso clinico.