Tuberculosis endometritis presenting as a leiomyoma

Int J Fertil Steril. 2015 Jan-Mar;8(4):481-4. doi: 10.22074/ijfs.2015.4187. Epub 2015 Feb 7.

Abstract

Genitourinary tuberculosis is a common extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis. Taking into consideration that genitourinary tuberculosis may be associated with a diversity of presentations, its diagnoses may be difficult. A young woman with an initial presumptive diagnosis of a uterine leiomyoma presented with abdominal pain and a pelvic mass that after further investigations, she was diagnosed with genital tuberculosis.

Keywords: Genital Tuberculosis; Iran; Leiomyoma.