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Tuberculosis, Female Genital

MedGen UID:
21724
•Concept ID:
C0041311
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Female Genital Tuberculoses; Female Genital Tuberculosis; Genital Tuberculoses, Female; Genital Tuberculosis, Female; Tuberculoses, Female Genital

Definition

MYCOBACTERIUM infections of the female reproductive tract (GENITALIA, FEMALE). [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTuberculosis, Female Genital

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Female Genital Tuberculosis: Clinical Presentation, Current Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Tjahyadi D, Ropii B, Tjandraprawira KD, Parwati I, Djuwantono T, Permadi W, Li T
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 2022;2022:3548190. Epub 2022 Nov 18 doi: 10.1155/2022/3548190. PMID: 36438172Free PMC Article
Emerging progress on diagnosis and treatment of female genital tuberculosis.
Wang Y, Shao R, He C, Chen L
J Int Med Res 2021 May;49(5):3000605211014999. doi: 10.1177/03000605211014999. PMID: 33983063Free PMC Article
Genital tb-diagnostic algorithm and treatment.
Sharma JB, Sharma E, Sharma S, Singh J, Chopra N
Indian J Tuberc 2020 Dec;67(4S):S111-S118. Epub 2020 Oct 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2020.10.005. PMID: 33308655

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Genital tuberculosis, infertility and assisted reproduction.
Mir N, Pal L
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2023 Jun 1;35(3):263-269. Epub 2023 Mar 6 doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000866. PMID: 36912346
Obstetrical and perinatal outcome in pregnant women with extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
Yadav V, Sharma JB, Kachhawa G, Kulshrestha V, Mahey R, Kumari R, Kriplani A
Indian J Tuberc 2019 Jan;66(1):158-162. Epub 2018 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2018.10.010. PMID: 30797275
Genital tuberculosis in females.
Grace GA, Devaleenal DB, Natrajan M
Indian J Med Res 2017 Apr;145(4):425-436. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1550_15. PMID: 28862174Free PMC Article
Female genital tuberculosis: early diagnosis by laparoscopy and endometrial polymerase chain reaction.
Jindal UN, Bala Y, Sodhi S, Verma S, Jindal S
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2010 Dec;14(12):1629-34. PMID: 21144250
Endemic disease, nutrition and fertility in developing countries.
Mascie-Taylor CG
J Biosoc Sci 1992 Jul;24(3):355-65. doi: 10.1017/s002193200001991x. PMID: 1634564

Diagnosis

Genital tuberculosis, infertility and assisted reproduction.
Mir N, Pal L
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2023 Jun 1;35(3):263-269. Epub 2023 Mar 6 doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000866. PMID: 36912346
Vulvar tuberculosis.
Singh V, Singh G, Sinha RJ, Babu S
BMJ Case Rep 2020 Feb 11;13(2) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-232880. PMID: 32051158Free PMC Article
Female genital tuberculosis: Revisited.
Sharma JB, Sharma E, Sharma S, Dharmendra S
Indian J Med Res 2018 Dec;148(Suppl):S71-S83. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_648_18. PMID: 30964083Free PMC Article
Vulvar infections: beyond sexually transmitted infections.
Cymerman RM, Kaplan Hoffmann R, Rouhani Schaffer P, Pomeranz MK
Int J Dermatol 2017 Apr;56(4):361-369. Epub 2017 Feb 15 doi: 10.1111/ijd.13464. PMID: 28198008
Pelvic tuberculosis.
Saracoglu OF, Mungan T, Tanzer F
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1992 Feb;37(2):115-20. doi: 10.1016/0020-7292(92)90492-2. PMID: 1348699

Therapy

Female Genital Tuberculosis: Clinical Presentation, Current Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Tjahyadi D, Ropii B, Tjandraprawira KD, Parwati I, Djuwantono T, Permadi W, Li T
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 2022;2022:3548190. Epub 2022 Nov 18 doi: 10.1155/2022/3548190. PMID: 36438172Free PMC Article
Etiopathogenesis, Challenges and Remedies Associated With Female Genital Tuberculosis: Potential Role of Nuclear Receptors.
Gupta S, Gupta P
Front Immunol 2020;11:02161. Epub 2020 Oct 15 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.02161. PMID: 33178178Free PMC Article
Vulvar tuberculosis.
Singh V, Singh G, Sinha RJ, Babu S
BMJ Case Rep 2020 Feb 11;13(2) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-232880. PMID: 32051158Free PMC Article
Female genital tuberculosis: Revisited.
Sharma JB, Sharma E, Sharma S, Dharmendra S
Indian J Med Res 2018 Dec;148(Suppl):S71-S83. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_648_18. PMID: 30964083Free PMC Article
Clinical presentation and epidemiology of female genital tuberculosis in eastern Sudan.
Ali AA, Abdallah TM
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2012 Sep;118(3):236-8. Epub 2012 Jun 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.04.005. PMID: 22727053

Prognosis

Imaging Spectrum of Female Genital Tuberculosis: A Comprehensive Review.
Aggarwal A, Das CJ, Manchanda S
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2022 Jul-Aug;51(4):617-627. Epub 2021 Jul 6 doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2021.06.014. PMID: 34304946
Utility of T-cell interferon-γ release assays for the diagnosis of female genital tuberculosis in a tertiary referral hospital in Beijing, China.
Liu X, Bian S, Cheng X, Wang W, Tian Q, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Shi X, Zhang Y, Liang Z
Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 Nov;95(44):e5200. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000005200. PMID: 27858862Free PMC Article
Clinical presentation and epidemiology of female genital tuberculosis in eastern Sudan.
Ali AA, Abdallah TM
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2012 Sep;118(3):236-8. Epub 2012 Jun 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.04.005. PMID: 22727053
Female genital tuberculosis: early diagnosis by laparoscopy and endometrial polymerase chain reaction.
Jindal UN, Bala Y, Sodhi S, Verma S, Jindal S
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2010 Dec;14(12):1629-34. PMID: 21144250
Hysterosalpingography.
Siegler AM
Fertil Steril 1983 Aug;40(2):139-58. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)47229-8. PMID: 6347722

Clinical prediction guides

Immune disturbances in female genital tuberculosis and latent genital tuberculosis.
Sharma JB, Sharma S, Sharma E, Dharmendra S, Singh S
Am J Reprod Immunol 2023 Feb;89(2):e13632. Epub 2022 Dec 23 doi: 10.1111/aji.13632. PMID: 36494901
Insight into diagnosis of female genital tuberculosis.
Dahiya B, Kamra E, Alam D, Chauhan M, Mehta PK
Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2022 Jun;22(6):625-642. Epub 2022 Jan 10 doi: 10.1080/14737159.2022.2016395. PMID: 34882522
Genital tuberculosis role in female infertility in Portugal.
Reis-de-Carvalho C, Monteiro J, Calhaz-Jorge C
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2021 Sep;304(3):809-814. Epub 2021 Jan 10 doi: 10.1007/s00404-020-05956-x. PMID: 33426568
Hormonal changes and reproductive health issues in females with tuberculosis.
Garg K, Saini V, Kaur J, Goel P, Agarwal P, Singh I
Indian J Tuberc 2020 Jan;67(1):3-7. Epub 2020 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2020.01.010. PMID: 32192614
Female genital tuberculosis: early diagnosis by laparoscopy and endometrial polymerase chain reaction.
Jindal UN, Bala Y, Sodhi S, Verma S, Jindal S
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2010 Dec;14(12):1629-34. PMID: 21144250

Recent systematic reviews

Female Genital Tuberculosis Among Infertile Women and Its Contributions to Primary and Secondary Infertility: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ahmed MAE, Mohammed AAA, Ilesanmi AO, Aimakhu CO, Bakhiet AO, Hamad SBM
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2022 Aug;22(3):314-324. Epub 2022 Aug 25 doi: 10.18295/squmj.1.2022.003. PMID: 36072071Free PMC Article

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