Tuberculosis in pregnancy—Diagnostic dilemma

Narmatha Kangeyan, Sophia N. E. Webster, Aparna Sanyal, Remko Beukenholdt

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington, UK.
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Wansbeck General Hospital, Northumberland, UK.

DOI: 10.4236/ojog.2012.22035                

Abstract

The worldwide incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is rising and is linked to immigration patterns and the rise in incidence of HIV. Extra-pulmonary disease, in particular, can lead to diagnostic dilemmas. Because the total number of cases of TB in pregnancy in developed countries is small and often concentrated in specific urban areas with large immigrant populations, clinicians may rarely encounter the problem. This paper provides actual clinical experience of one recent case.

Keywords

Tuberculosis (TB); Pregnancy; Extra-Pulmonary TB; Abdominal Tuberculosis; Abdominal Tuberculosis in Pregnancy; Pregnancy and Tuberculosis

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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