Xanthogranulomatous salpingitis and oophoritis: A case report and review of the literatuare
A case of xanthogranulomatous salpingitis and oophoritis in a 47-year-old woman is presented. Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is an uncommon form of chronic inflammation that is destructive to affected organs; it is characterized by the presence of lipid-filled macrophages with admixed lymphocytes,...
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| Published in: | Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine (1976) Vol. 125; no. 2; p. 260 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Northfield
College of American Pathologists
01-02-2001
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| Summary: | A case of xanthogranulomatous salpingitis and oophoritis in a 47-year-old woman is presented. Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is an uncommon form of chronic inflammation that is destructive to affected organs; it is characterized by the presence of lipid-filled macrophages with admixed lymphocytes, plasma cells, and neutrophils. Only a few cases of xanthogranulomatous salpingitis and oophoritis have been reported to date. The case presented here is associated with Escherichia coli infection, endometriosis, and an intrauterine device. |
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| ISSN: | 0003-9985 1543-2165 |