Tuberculosis of the breast: a rare modern disease.
A case of mammary tuberculosis is reported. A communication between the axillary glands and the breast emphasises Cooper's theory that the breast becomes secondarily involved by lymphatic extension. Involvement of other organs by acid-fast bacilli could not be demonstrated. A relapse occurred sixteen months after a 6-month course of treatment with rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol and pyrazinamide.
Domingo
C
C
Servei de Pneumologia, Hospital de Badalona Germans Trias I Pujol, Barcelona, Spain.
Ruiz
J
J
Roig
J
J
Texido
A
A
Aguilar
X
X
Morera
J
J
D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents