The masquerades of female pelvic tuberculosis: Case reports and review of literature on clinical presentations and diagnosis

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 203-210

  Chow, Teresa Wai Ping ^a   Lim, Boon Kiong ^a   Vallipuram, Sivanesaratnam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ascites; Cold abscess; Ovarian carcinoma; Pelvic tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ANAMNESIS; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; CANCER SURGERY; CHILDBIRTH; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROTOMY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY CARCINOMA; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIS TUMOR; PERITONEAL BIOPSY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0036702788     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1341-8076.2002.00041.x     Document Type: Review

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