Tuberculosis of the cervix and infertility: report of a rare case.
Tubercolosis is a frequent bacterial infection in less developed countries. Lung and lymph node localisations are common, while the genital apparatus is less involved. In this work a rare case of cervical tuberculosis followed by some lesions causing infertility in a 20-year-old woman is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by a histological examination from a biopsy of the cervix. The patient was offered six-month antituberculosis therapy which eliminated the cervical lesions. A few years later she came under our care for infertility due to uterine adhesions diagnosed by hysterosalpingography. Now the patient is being treated for infertility complicated by amenorrhoea.
Guié
P
P
Department of Gynaecology and Obstetric, CHU Treichville, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Iovenitti
P
P
N'guessan
K
K
Tegnan
J
J
Koffi
K
K
Carta
G
G
Anongba
S
S
D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology; D014384:Tuberculosis, Female Genital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents