Torsion of the fallopian tube and acute pelvic pain: an unusual presentation of genital tuberculosis.
A case of a genital tuberculosis found during laparoscopic evaluation for recurrent acute pelvic pain is presented. The symptoms of genital tuberculosis can vary greatly, and a laparoscopic approach is effective for making the diagnosis. Clinicians should consider tuberculosis as a differential diagnosis when encountering clinical presentations of pelvic pain and ascites.
Perez-Medina
Tirso
T
Department of Gynecology, Autónoma University of Madrid, Santa Cristina University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. tperezm@sego.es
Bueno
Beatriz
B
Redondo
Teresa
T
Gallego
Isabel
I
Bajo-Arenas
José
J
D000328:Adult; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014376:Tuberculosis; D014401:Tuberculosis, Urogenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography