Genital Tuberculosis With Presentation of Spontaneous Abortion in a Patient With Miliary Tuberculosis
Received 22 August 2008; received in revised form 21 September 2008; accepted 21 November 2008.
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern worldwide. In Taiwan, the annual mortality rate for TB is 3.4 per 100,000 people (783 deaths in 2007). TB primarily affects the lungs, but approximately one third of patients also demonstrate involvement of extrapulmonary areas such as the meninges, bones and genitourinary tract. Female genital TB is rarely seen in developed countries. The occurrence of genital TB is only 0.01% in Taiwan. We present here a rare case of miliary TB accompanied by endometrial spread with no known immunodeficiency.