A rare case of tuberculous salpingitis.

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome associated with tuberculous salpingitis and peritonitis: a case presentation and review of literature

BACKGROUND Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome or acute perihepatitis is considered a rare complication of pelvic inflammatory disease, mostly associated with chlamydial or gonococcal salpingitis. Peritoneal tuberculosis is a rare site of extra-pulmonary infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Infection usually occurs after reactivation of latent tuberculous foci in the peritoneum and more seldom...

Ectopic Pregnancy Complicating Tuberculous Salpingitis

Genital tuberculosis contributes to infertility in a significant proportion of females in developing countries. Although tuberculous salpingitis is not infrequent, it is rarely associated with pregnancy. We present here a case of special interest and rarity of a 27 year old female presenting with ruptured tubal ectopic pregnancy complicating tuberculous salpingitis. [ Ramraje S NJIRM 2014; 5(4)...

Tuberculous Salpingitis: A Case Report Key Words: Tuberculous salpingitis, Genital tuberculosis, Primary foci

Non-siliceous anisotropic crystals in tuberculous salpingitis.

Attention has recently been drawn to the similarity between the histological picture of silicious granuloma and tuberculosis of proliferative type in the Fallopian tube of man (Roberts, 1947). In the differential diagnosis emphasis has been placed on the value of the polarizing microscope. The purpose of the present paper is to draw attention to the presence of doubly refractile, but non-silici...

Genital Tuberculosis as the Cause of Tuboovarian Abscess in an Immunosuppressed Patient

BACKGROUND Although tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem worldwide, primary extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), and in particular female genital tract infection, remains a rare event. CASE REPORT A 35-year-old human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive woman of African descent with lower abdominal pain and fever of two days duration underwent surgery due to left adnexal mass sugge...