Marwaha Poojan Dogra, Malik Nisha, Bhavna Bhavna, Kaundal Asmita, Kaushal Sushruti
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bilaspur (H.P), India.
Niger Med J. 2024 Sep 26;65(4):540-545. doi: 10.60787/nmj-v65i3-477. eCollection 2024 Jul-Aug.
Childhood and adolescent TB is a silent epidemic. The occurrence of genital tuberculosis (TB) in adolescent girls is rare. This condition is easily misdiagnosed owing to its non-specific clinical presentation that mimics different gynecological or non-gynecological pathologies. We present an unusual case of genital TB in an 11-year-old girl with an acute abdomen, where the clinical and radiological findings contributed to the diagnostic confusion with hematometra. This case highlights a rare case of genital TB in a teenage girl, and its clinical and diagnostic complexities, emphasizing the importance of considering TB as a differential in all cases of pelvic masses in high-burden settings. This case also exemplifies the need for a multidisciplinary approach to facilitate timely diagnosis and treatment to prevent the devastating effects of genital TB on the reproductive health of young girls.
儿童和青少年结核病是一种隐匿性流行病。青春期女孩发生生殖器结核(TB)的情况较为罕见。由于其非特异性临床表现类似于不同的妇科或非妇科病症,这种情况很容易被误诊。我们报告了一例11岁患有急腹症的女孩生殖器结核的不寻常病例,其临床和影像学表现导致与子宫积血的诊断混淆。该病例突出了一名少女罕见的生殖器结核病例及其临床和诊断复杂性,强调在高负担环境下所有盆腔肿块病例中将结核病作为鉴别诊断的重要性。该病例还例证了需要采取多学科方法以促进及时诊断和治疗,从而预防生殖器结核对年轻女孩生殖健康的破坏性影响。