title: Breast tuberculosis.
abstract: Tuberculosis is the most widespread and persistent human infection in the world. Tuberculosis of the breast is an uncommon disease with an incidence range between 0.1-3%, for all the breast diseases treated surgically. We present a case with primary breast tuberculosis. The diagnosis was made based on result of pathological examination of incision biopsy and cure had been obtained with anti-tuberculosis therapy with 4 drugs. Especially for patients from the areas where tuberculosis is endemic, tuberculosis must be considered in differential diagnosis of breast lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fatih University, Faculty of Medicine, Ciftlik Street No. 57 Emek, Ankara, Turkey. dozol@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Duygu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ozol
authors.forename: Mikdat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bozer
authors.forename: Reyhan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bayrak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D047688:Breast Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008413:Mastitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents