TB Research

Intraperitoneal tuberculosis abscess in pregnancy presenting as an adnexal mass: a case report

Hakan Erenel, Verda Alpay, Ulvıyya Alakbarova, Ayşegül Mut, Hilal Atilgan, Ahu Senem Demiröz, Pelin Öçal

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · 2019-12

Abstract

Tuberculosis in pregnancy is an important cause of maternal mortality in tuberculosis endemic regions (Mnyani and McIntyre 2011). Pulmonary tuberculosis is the most common form of the disease but i...

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Tuberculosis
  • Adnexal mass
  • Pregnancy
  • Abscess
  • Disease
  • Surgery
  • Obstetrics