Infertility in a US resettled african refugee: A case report of genital tuberculosis

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1258-1260

  Cookson, Susan Temporado ^a   Brachman, Philip ^b   Oladele, Alawode ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MS F 60 ^*

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Genital tuberculosis; Infertility; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOTHER; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REFUGEE; SOMALIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED STATES; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS; AMENORRHEA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FOLLOW UP;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; REFUGEES; SOMALIA; TUBERCULOSIS, FEMALE GENITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149361403     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181808c33     Document Type: Article

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