REMOVED: Adverse pregnancy outcomes after in vitro fertilization due to undiagnosed urogenital tuberculosis and proposed screening algorithm for patients from tuberculosis-endemic countries
Stephanie E. McLaughlin, Surabhi B Vora, Elizabeth Church, Christopher Spitters, Angela Thyer, Sylvia M. LaCourse, Christopher N. Herndon
F&S Reports · 2022-08
Abstract
Objective: To report 2 cases of adverse pregnancy outcomes due to delayed diagnosis of urogenital tuberculosis and propose a screening algorithm for patients from tuberculosis-endemic countries. Design: Case report. Setting: Academic medical center. Patients: Two patients with delayed diagnosis of urogenital tuberculosis leading to a fetal loss and a preterm delivery of an infant with congenital tuberculosis. Interventions: Endometrial biopsy, acid-fast bacilli culture of urine, and endometrium. Main outcome measures: Pregnancy outcomes. Results: Fetal loss at 19 weeks and preterm delivery of an infant with congenital tuberculosis before urogenital tuberculosis treatment. Conclusions: Patients who are at risk of urogenital tuberculosis should be screened in advance of infertility treatment to potentially prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes.
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Tuberculosis
- Pregnancy
- Genitourinary system
- Obstetrics
- Infertility
- Adverse effect
- Pediatrics