A Rare Case of Asymptomatic Postmenopausal Tubercular Endometritis in Italy
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A 59 years-old Romanian women with a history of HCV-related chronic liver disease, underwent abdominal ultrasound scan. She was totally asymptomatic. The patient was obese (weight: 82 kg, height:165 cm, body mass index (BMI):30,1 kg/m2 ). She referred no pregnancy in her life, menopause at the age of 50 years and no smoke or alcohol assumption. She was affected by arterial hypertension, diabetes and chronic gastritis. Her home therapy was: Felodipine 10 mg cp (1cp/ die), Lansoprazole 15 mg cp (1cp/die) and Metformin 500 mg cp (1 cp twice).
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