Editorial

Genital Tuberculosis: A New Challenge in an Old Disease

Authors: Veeranoot Nissapatorn, MBBS, Dip. STD&AIDS, DTM&H, MCTM

Abstract

In this issue of the Southern Medical Journal, a case of genital tuberculosis (GTB) was reported in a young African refugee woman presenting with primary infertility, intermittent pelvic pain and menstrual irregularities.1

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