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The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis.

In this review, tuberculosis of the genital tract was diagnosed retrospectively in 11 females over 15 years. The presentations of nine cases are described. Seven of the nine cases presented with ascites, vague abdominal distension, weight loss and were misdiagnosed as ovarian carcinoma. Eight women...

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Main Authors: Chow, Teresa Wai Ping, Lim, Boon Kiong, Vallipuram, Sivanesaratnam
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Published: 2002
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/1570/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12452262
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spelling my.um.eprints.15702017-10-03T05:52:38Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/1570/ The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis. Chow, Teresa Wai Ping Lim, Boon Kiong Vallipuram, Sivanesaratnam R Medicine In this review, tuberculosis of the genital tract was diagnosed retrospectively in 11 females over 15 years. The presentations of nine cases are described. Seven of the nine cases presented with ascites, vague abdominal distension, weight loss and were misdiagnosed as ovarian carcinoma. Eight women had no relevant past history. A review on clinical presentations and diagnosis of pelvic tuberculosis is presented. We conclude that although the incidence of tuberculosis is uncommon in developed countries, its prevalence appears to be increasing worldwide. Therefore, clinicians should consider tuberculosis as a differential diagnosis when encountering clinical presentations of pelvic mass and ascites. 2002-08 Article PeerReviewed Chow, Teresa Wai Ping and Lim, Boon Kiong and Vallipuram, Sivanesaratnam (2002) The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, 28 (4). pp. 203-10. ISSN 1341-8076 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12452262 12452262
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Chow, Teresa Wai Ping
Lim, Boon Kiong
Vallipuram, Sivanesaratnam
The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis.
description In this review, tuberculosis of the genital tract was diagnosed retrospectively in 11 females over 15 years. The presentations of nine cases are described. Seven of the nine cases presented with ascites, vague abdominal distension, weight loss and were misdiagnosed as ovarian carcinoma. Eight women had no relevant past history. A review on clinical presentations and diagnosis of pelvic tuberculosis is presented. We conclude that although the incidence of tuberculosis is uncommon in developed countries, its prevalence appears to be increasing worldwide. Therefore, clinicians should consider tuberculosis as a differential diagnosis when encountering clinical presentations of pelvic mass and ascites.
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author Chow, Teresa Wai Ping
Lim, Boon Kiong
Vallipuram, Sivanesaratnam
author_facet Chow, Teresa Wai Ping
Lim, Boon Kiong
Vallipuram, Sivanesaratnam
author_sort Chow, Teresa Wai Ping
title The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis.
title_short The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis.
title_full The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis.
title_fullStr The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis.
title_full_unstemmed The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis.
title_sort masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis.
publishDate 2002
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/1570/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12452262
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