Extensive Peritoneal and Pelvic Granulomatous Inflammation Due to Syphilis Infection Manifesting as Primary Infertility: A Case Report

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 16; no. 10; p. e70764
• Main Authors: Tsakos, Elias, Xydias, Emmanouil M, Ziogas, Apostolos C, Zarampouka, Katerina, Gerou, Spyridon, Tsagias, Nikolaos, Bimpa, Kanelina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cureus Inc 03-10-2024; Cureus
• Subjects: Asymptomatic; Biopsy; Case reports; Embryos; Endometrium; Endoscopy; Fallopian tubes; Fertility; Gonorrhea; Granulomas; Infections; Infectious Disease; Infertility; Inflammation; Laboratories; Laparoscopy; Medical history; Obstetrics/Gynecology; Other; Pathogens; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Polymerase chain reaction; Reproductive technologies; Serology; Sexually transmitted diseases; STD; Syphilis; Tuberculosis; Uterus; laparoscopy; tubal inflammation; intraabdominal adhesions; tubal obstruction; syphilis; chronic granulomatous inflammation; infertility; pelvic inflammatory diasease; assisted reproduction (art)
• ISSN: 2168-8184; 2168-8184
• DOI: 10.7759/cureus.70764

Infertility affects millions of couples worldwide and can result from various factors, including sexually transmitted infections. Although syphilis is known to contribute to a small number of infertility cases through chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, which ultimately impairs fertility, detailed descriptions of such cases are limited. In this report, we present a case of primary infertility caused by extensive peritoneal granulomatous inflammation, adhesions, and tubal obstruction resulting from syphilis.