The molecular diagnosis of pelvic tuberculosis: a case report

Rev Salud Publica (Bogota). 2012 Mar-Apr;14(2):350-5. doi: 10.1590/s0124-00642012000200015.

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a re-emerging infectious disease. A retrospective analysis was made of the clinical history of a 48-year-old woman in April 2009; she was a secretary at a third-level hospital living in an urban area. Pelvic tubercular infection was suggested as a possible diagnosis; spoligotyping molecular methodology was used on a peritoneal secretion sample to confirm such diagnosis and confirmed the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (octal code 777777777760771, SIT 53, Family T1).

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adnexal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Typing / methods*
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / classification*
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
  • Tuberculosis, Female Genital / diagnosis*