Localized granulomatous mastitis--an unusual presentaton of typhoid: A case report.
A 32-year-old Black woman had a localized granulomatous mastitis. The lesion formed a discrete mass and had the clinical and radiological features of mammary carcinoma. Salmonella typhi was cultured from the lesion and also from the affected breast after excision. A rising Widal titre was demonstrated.
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008413:Mastitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*