Xanthogranulomatous salpingitis and oophoritis: a case report and review of the literature.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Granuloma
- Oophoritis
- Salpingitis
- Xanthomatosis