Isolated eosinophilic myometritis –A rare histological finding


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Article type :

Case Report

Author :

Girish Nandan, Manjit Singh Bal, Anuj Sharma, Neelam Gupta

Volume :

4

Issue :

3

Abstract :

Introduction: A wide variety of benign diseases, occur in the uterus. 1 Tissue eosinophilia has been demonstrated under physiological conditions in different organs and loose connective tissues of mammals. Such an eosinophilia although slight, has been demonstrated in human uterus. 2 If a patient has tissue eosinophilia, the number of eosinophils in blood likely be normal. Aim: The incidental finding of eosinophilic infiltration only in myometrium, needs to be highlighted. Case Report & Conclusion: Histopathological diagnosis of Isolated Eosinophilic Myometritis, a rare incidental finding in a 50 year female without involvement of endometrium, leiomyoma and cervix, is being presented. The literature is being reviewed for this rare entity. Objective: To highlight rare incidental histological finding of eosinophilic infiltration only in the myometrium when there is no involvement of endometrium, leiomyoma, cervix, fallopian tubes and ovaries.

Keyword :

 Eosinophilic myometritis, Hysterectomy, Leiomyoma.