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Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volume  8, Issue 2, April – June 2020, Pages 102-105
 

Case Report

Case Reoprt on Xanthogranulomatous Oophoritis

Alka Patankar, Bhakti Deshpande, Shweta Walke

1Associate professor, 2Assistant professor, 3Senior Residency, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440018, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijog.2321.1636.8220.19

Abstract

This is a case report of 30 year old lady married since 10 years, with two living issues, previous two cesarean sections and tubectomised 5 years back, with complaints of pain in lower abdomen, on and off since 3 months. Also presented with lump in abdomen, which was slowly increasing since 3 months. Xanthogranulomatous oophoritis is chronic inflammatory condition, characterized by presence of large number of lipid laden histiocytes admixed with other inflammatory cells leading to destruction of affected tissue. It is commonly seen in kidney and gallbladder, stomach, anorectal areas, bones, urinary bladder, testis, epididymis, ovary, vagina and endometrium. Xanthogranulomatous inflammation of female genital tract is rare.
 


Keywords : Xanthogranulomatous oophoritis; Female genital tract; Ovary.
Corresponding Author : Shweta Walke