Pelvic tuberculosis reactivated by in vitro fertilization egg collection?
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of pelvic tuberculosis, presenting a few months after an unsuccessful IVF cycle.


METHODS
Case report and discussion.


METHODS
District General Hospital with National Health Service, United Kingdom.


METHODS
A 40-year-old nulliparous woman.


METHODS
Drainage of the ovarian abscess and biopsy.


METHODS
Histology confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis.


RESULTS
Patient has been diagnosed with tuberculosis and is now undergoing treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
Although pelvic tuberculosis is rare in the developed world, it should be considered as a differential in the high-risk population.
Annamraju
Himabindu
H
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lister Hospital, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Stevenage, United Kingdom. drhbindu@gmail.com
Ganapathy
Ramesh
R
Webb
Bev
B
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D054315:Oocyte Retrieval / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010388:Pelvis; D012008:Recurrence; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014384:Tuberculosis, Female Genital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy