Ovarian tuberculosis mimicking a malignant tumour

There has been reported increased incidence of ovarian tuberculosis in the tropics since the advent of HIV/AIDS disease. We report a case of bilateral ovarian tuberculosis associated with a single right kidney of uncertain origin in an immunocompetent 15-year-old generally healthy-looking girl. Abdo...

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Published in:African journal of paediatric surgery 2015-04, Vol.12 (2), p.155-157
Main Authors: Yebouet, Eric, Olivier, Moulot Martial, Koui, Sylvanus, Bankole, Sanni R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Analysis
Antitubercular agents
Care and treatment
Case Report
Child
Diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
extra-pulmonary
Female
Humans
Kidney - abnormalities
Ovarian Neoplasms - diagnosis
ovaries
Pathological histology
Tuberculin
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Female Genital - complications
Tuberculosis, Female Genital - diagnosis
Urogenital Abnormalities - complications
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Summary:There has been reported increased incidence of ovarian tuberculosis in the tropics since the advent of HIV/AIDS disease. We report a case of bilateral ovarian tuberculosis associated with a single right kidney of uncertain origin in an immunocompetent 15-year-old generally healthy-looking girl. Abdominopelvic scan was equivocal about the diagnosis of the lesion as it failed to differentiate it from malignancy. Tuberculin and histopathology were necessary to confirm the diagnosis of ovarian tuberculosis. Antituberculous medical therapy successfully resolved the disease.
ISSN:0189-6725
0974-5998
DOI:10.4103/0189-6725.160438