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KMID : 0358419750180100873
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Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1975 Volume.18 No. 10 p.873 ~ p.879
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An observation on genital tuberculosis in women
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박주배/Park JB
주창남/윤석한/박인수/Joo CN/Yoon SH/Park IS
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Abstract
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A study has been made for 64 cases of genital tuberculosis in women who have been treated during 11 years from January 1, 1963 to December 31, 1973 Among 64 cases 25 cases were histologically proved with biopsy and 39 cases were histologically proved with surgical specimens at laparotomy. Among 25 cases which were diagnosed with biopsy, 2 cases of tuberculosis of vagina and 6 cases of tuberculosis of cervix were included. Five hundred and eighty curettings were examined for the study of inferility and tuberculosis of endometrium was found in 3.4% genital tuberculosis occurred with greatest frequency between the ages of 21 and 30 years an incidence of 45.3%. The average age was 30 years at the first attendance the youngest patient being aged 16 years and the oldest 63. The most frequent site of tuberculous lesion in the surgical specimens was the fallopian tubes. Among the fallopian tubes of 27 patients, tuberculous involvement was noted in 23 among the ovaries of 25 patients the lesion was noted in 10 and among the uteri of 14 patients in 4. Three patients were unmarried among the remaining 61 cases 27, at least gave a history of previous pregnancy History of previous extragenital tuberculous were noted in 32 cases ; namely pulmonary tuberculous in 14, plurisy in 9, peritonitis in 8 and osseous tuberculous in 1.
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