title: Pelvic tuberculosis reactivated by in vitro fertilization egg collection?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lister Hospital, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Stevenage, United Kingdom. drhbindu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Himabindu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Annamraju
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ganapathy
authors.forename: Bev
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Webb
mesh_terms: 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