Genital tuberculosis in the third trimester of pregnancy. Case report and review of the literature

• Autores: Rojas-Ruiz, Juan C., Núñez-Acevedo, Edwars S., Caro-Alvarado, Gonzalo, Salazar-Cuba, Xanadu, Ángeles-Reyes, Robert P.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Sociedad Peruana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
• Repositorio: Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia
• Lenguaje: español; inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:ginecologiayobstetricia.pe:article/2573
• Enlace del recurso: https://ginecologiayobstetricia.pe/index.php/RPGO/article/view/2573
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculosis; genital; Pregnancy; third trimester; Tuberculosis genital; Embarazo; tercer trimestre

Tuberculosis is one of the main causes of death generated by an infectious agentworldwide. It usually affects the lungs, but under certain circumstances it canspread through the lymphatic or blood routes and affect distant tissues or organs.In pregnancy it can cause multiple maternal and neonatal complications. Despitebeing an important public health problem, there is currently insufficient evidence inthe guidelines on the epidemiology, diagnostic flow chart and treatment of genitaltuberculosis in pregnancy. A case of genital tuberculosis in the third trimester ofpregnancy with a torpid evolution is presented, with difficulty in diagnosis and delayin the establishment of treatment.