Abstract
Ovarian Tuberculosis in a Developing Community
Highlights
Researchers based in Maiduguri, North Eastern Nigeria, reported a 35-year-old HIV-1 positive housewife, who turned out to have ovarian tuberculosis masquerading as ovarian cancer [1]
It so happened that I became the pioneer pathologist at Enugu, South Eastern Nigeria, from 1970, at the Regional Reference Laboratory
Half of the presentation was to secondary infertility and the other half to the masquerading of cancer
Summary
From North East Nigeria, a recent study reported a patient whose ovarian tuberculosis masqueraded as ovarian cancer in association with HIV infection. 4 cases are documented here in respect of the South East Region of this developing country. The lesion is discussed with reference to countries as far apart as India, Iran, Madagascar and Pakistan. All point to the remedial action of antituberculous drugs as well as the need for developing national guidelines so as to avoid unnecessary laparotomies
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