Endometrial Tuberculosis: Hysteroscopic Findings of a Clinical Case

Abstract Endometrial tuberculosis is a rare diagnosis in the postmenopausal period, and it can mimic a carcinoma. The present article describes the case of a 54-year-old female patient with weight loss, abdominal pain, and ascites. An ultrasonography showed endometrial thickening, and a video hysteroscopy revealed a uterine cavity with formations with cotton aspect covering the entire endometrial surface and the tubal ostia. An anatomopathological evaluation diagnosed endometrial tuberculosis. The treatment was with a standardized therapeutic scheme (ethambutol, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and rifampicin), and the patient evolved with clinical improvement and normal uterine cavity at hysteroscopy. Considering the lack of pathognomonic hysteroscopic findings of the disorder, it is important to disclose the images of the case.

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Main Authors: Prado,Daniela Siqueira, Cardoso,Lucas Félix, Maria Júnior,Raimundo Dantas de, Santana,Guilherme Machado de, Marcelo,Israel Santos, Lima,Marcela Sampaio, Silva,Ângela Maria
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia 2019
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-72032019000600409
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