A Rare Case of Asymptomatic Postmenopausal Tubercular Endometritis in Italy

Introduction: Tuberculosis affects about a third of world population. Genitourinary tuberculosis is one of the most common manifestations of extra pulmonary tuberculosis. Postmenopausal tubercular endometritis is an uncommon condition that usually occurs with abnormal vaginal bleeding. Aim: The aim of the paper is to report a rare case of asymptomatic postmenopausal tubercular endometritis. Case report: Trans-abdominal and trans-vaginal ultrasound performed in a 59 years-old Romanian asymptomatic woman showed a huge hypo-echoic area centrally located in the uterine shape and a severe endometrial hypo-echoic thickness ( > 2 cm). Color Doppler did not detect any vascularity into this area. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the lower abdomen confirmed the severe endometrial thickness. The histopathological diagnosis obtained by biopsy during hysteroscopy documented tubercular endometritis. The patient started a medical treatment for tuberculosis. Forty days later a control ultrasound showed the fluidization of the caseous material in the uterine cavity.