Pelvic tuberculosis reactivated by in vitro fertilization egg collection?

OBJECTIVE

To report a case of pelvic tuberculosis, presenting a few months after an unsuccessful IVF cycle.

DESIGN

Case report and discussion.

SETTING

District General Hospital with National Health Service, United Kingdom.

PATIENT(S): A 40-year-old nulliparous woman.

INTERVENTION(S): Drainage of the ovarian abscess and biopsy.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Histology confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis.

RESULT(S): Patient has been diagnosed with tuberculosis and is now undergoing treatment.

CONCLUSION(S): Although pelvic tuberculosis is rare in the developed world, it should be considered as a differential in the high-risk population.