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CASE REPORT article

Front. Med.
Sec. Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1502969
This article is part of the Research Topic Reviews in Obstetrics and Gynecology View all 8 articles

Female genital tuberculosis presenting as a protruding anterior vaginal wall mass: A case report

Provisionally accepted
Mequanint Melesse Bicha Mequanint Melesse Bicha 1,2*Tewodros Zenabu Kebede Tewodros Zenabu Kebede 1,2Ayalew Lingerih Arefeaynie Ayalew Lingerih Arefeaynie 1Eden Woldegerima Meressa Eden Woldegerima Meressa 1,3
  • 1 University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
  • 2 University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
  • 3 Institute of Biotechnology, University of Gondar, Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

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    Although pulmonary tuberculosis is a common infectious disease, especially in low-and middleincome countries, female genital tract tuberculosis (TB) is rarely reported. Female genital TB might be asymptomatic or manifest clinically in an unusual way, making an early diagnosis challenging. The most often affected regions of the genital system are the fallopian tubes and endometrium. Menstrual abnormalities, infertility, and chronic pelvic pain are frequent presenting symptoms. Rare reports of vulvar and vaginal TB exist. This case report features a 35year-old female patient who had a bulging tumor in her vagina for a year before being identified with anterior vaginal wall TB, treated with anti-tuberculosis medication, and made improvements.

    Keywords: Female genital tract tuberculosis, Vagina, Tuberculosis, Vaginal wall mass, case report

    Received: 27 Sep 2024; Accepted: 20 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Bicha, Kebede, Arefeaynie and Meressa. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Mequanint Melesse Bicha, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

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