Peripartum genital tuberculosis presenting with ascites

Clin J Gastroenterol. 2014 Feb;7(1):27-31. doi: 10.1007/s12328-013-0439-1. Epub 2013 Nov 27.

Abstract

Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis may affect multiple sites within the body. The symptoms vary widely and diagnosis requires a high clinical suspicion. In rare cases, tuberculosis may be manifest in the genitalia, initially presenting as infertility. Here we report a clinical case of a 23-year-old female with peripartum genital tuberculosis who presented at 2 weeks after delivery with fever and increasing abdominal girth.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Ascites / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Peripartum Period
  • Tuberculosis, Female Genital / complications*
  • Tuberculosis, Female Genital / diagnosis*
  • Young Adult