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Case Reports
. 2007 Mar;7(1):37.
doi: 10.5555/afhs.2007.7.1.37.

Genital tuberculosis presenting as pyrexia of undetermined origin

Adamu G Bakari, Geoffrey C Onyemelukwe, Michael A Akolawole, Salihu B Muazu, Abdullahi J Randawa
Case Reports

Genital tuberculosis presenting as pyrexia of undetermined origin

Adamu G Bakari et al. Afr Health Sci. 2007 Mar.

Abstract

A case of Genital tuberculosis in a female patient is presented. The key presenting features in this lady were chronic weight loss, colicky lower abdominal pains, fever, and amenorrhea. The fact that tuberculosis is still very much around and could present in unpredictable ways is emphasised.

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