Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Brazil.
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Brazil.
Maturitas. 2021 Apr;146:9-10. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2021.01.001. Epub 2021 Jan 7.
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease defined by the World Health Organization as a global priority. Extrapulmonary forms include lymph nodal, pleural and urogenital disease (FGTB), which generally affect patients between 20 and 40 years of age, and is rare in postmenopausal women. Its presentation can mimic carcinomatosis due to advanced ovarian and/or endometrial cancer. Non-diagnosis can lead to inappropriate treatment, notably surgical procedures, instead of the standard medical anti-TB chemotherapy.
结核病(TB)是一种传染病,世界卫生组织将其定义为全球优先事项。肺外形式包括淋巴结、胸膜和泌尿生殖系统疾病(FGTB),通常影响 20 至 40 岁的患者,绝经后妇女很少见。其表现可能类似于晚期卵巢癌和/或子宫内膜癌的癌性转移。如果不能诊断,可能会导致不适当的治疗,特别是手术,而不是标准的医学抗结核化疗。