TUBERCULOUS ENDOMETRITIS

Tuberculous Endometritis

Bacteriological diagnosis of tuberculous endometritis.

Ever since chemotherapy for tuberculosis became available endometrial tuberculosis has aroused increasing interest amongst gynaecologists. The diagnosis of this condition, and also the assessment of progress during therapy, depends largely on the pathological examination of curettings or biopsy specimens. The isolation and identification of the infecting organism provides definite confirmation ...

Tuberculous endometritis - a worrying recrudescence for infertility

Association of tuberculous endometritis with infertility and other gynecological complaints of women in India.

Endometrial biopsy samples derived from 393 patients with assorted gynecological complaints were investigated for mycobacterial infection. By employment of four different techniques, mycobacterial pathogens were detected irrespective of the nature/type of clinical complaint. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was the predominant pathogen detected among the samples investigated.

Tuberculous endometritis: its association with infertility and other gynaecological complaints in Indian women