Tuberculosis of the breast: report of 4 clinical cases and literature review.
Nearly 18% of tuberculosis (TB) cases have only extrapulmonary manifestations. Breast tuberculosis is a rare type of extrapulmonary TB. This paper reports 4 cases of breast TB confirmed either pathologically or mycobacteriologically or both. These reports showed that TB should always be considered first in the differential diagnosis of granulomatous mastitis in TB-endemic areas. Therapy included at least 6 months of anti-TB medication and surgery when indicated.
Kosair Children's Hospital Research Institute, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. m0mirs01@gwise.louisville.edu
S M
SM
Mirsaeidi
M R
MR
Masjedi
S D
SD
Mansouri
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Velayati
D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008327:Mammography; D008408:Mastectomy; D008413:Mastitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D035583:Rare Diseases; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014373:Tuberculin; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D014373:Tuberculin