title: Postmenopausal tuberculosis endometritis.
abstract: Tuberculosis remains a global health problem, primarily in developing countries with inadequate health services. A significant portion of tuberculosis in these settings is extrapulmonary, including tuberculosis of the genitourinary tract. Patients with genital tuberculosis are usually young women detected during work up for infertility. After menopause, tuberculosis of the endometrium is a rare possibility probably because of the decreased vascularity of the tissues. We present a case of endometrial tuberculosis with postmenopausal vaginal bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecological Clinic, Istanbul Bakirkoy Women and Children Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Güngördük
authors.forename: Volkan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ulker
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sahbaz
authors.forename: Cemal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ark
authors.forename: Ali Ismet
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Tekirdag
mesh_terms: D004716:Endometritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004717:Endometrium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017698:Postmenopause; D014384:Tuberculosis, Female Genital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology