Genital tuberculosis in the third trimester of pregnancy. Case report and review of the literature

Tuberculosis is one of the main causes of death generated by an infectious agentworldwide. It usually affects the lungs, but under certain circumstances it canspread through the lymphatic or blood routes and affect distant tissues or organs.In pregnancy it can cause multiple maternal and neonatal co...

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Autores: Rojas-Ruiz, Juan C., Núñez-Acevedo, Edwars S., Caro-Alvarado, Gonzalo, Salazar-Cuba, Xanadu, Ángeles-Reyes, Robert P.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Perú
Institución:Sociedad Peruana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
Repositorio:Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia
Idioma:español
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ginecologiayobstetricia.pe:article/2573
Acceso en línea:https://ginecologiayobstetricia.pe/index.php/RPGO/article/view/2573
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
genital
Pregnancy
third trimester
Tuberculosis genital
Embarazo
tercer trimestre
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Sumario:Tuberculosis is one of the main causes of death generated by an infectious agentworldwide. It usually affects the lungs, but under certain circumstances it canspread through the lymphatic or blood routes and affect distant tissues or organs.In pregnancy it can cause multiple maternal and neonatal complications. Despitebeing an important public health problem, there is currently insufficient evidence inthe guidelines on the epidemiology, diagnostic flow chart and treatment of genitaltuberculosis in pregnancy. A case of genital tuberculosis in the third trimester ofpregnancy with a torpid evolution is presented, with difficulty in diagnosis and delayin the establishment of treatment.