title: Xanthogranulomatous salpingitis and oophoritis: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A case of xanthogranulomatous salpingitis and oophoritis in a 47-year-old woman is presented. Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is an uncommon form of chronic inflammation that is destructive to affected organs; it is characterized by the presence of lipid-filled macrophages with admixed lymphocytes, plasma cells, and neutrophils. Only a few cases of xanthogranulomatous salpingitis and oophoritis have been reported to date. The case presented here is associated with Escherichia coli infection, endometriosis, and an intrauterine device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Libbey
mesh_terms: D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D008875:Middle Aged; D009869:Oophoritis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010052:Ovariectomy; D012488:Salpingitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery