Breast tuberculosis mimicking other diseases.
Breast tuberculosis can confuse the clinician by its close resemblance to carcinoma or non-specific abscess, with obvious negative therapeutical implications. We present two cases, one mimicking a breast malignancy and the other being confused with non-specific abscess, to illustrate the misdiagnosis risks and diagnostic challenges.
Morino
Gian Franco
GF
Mbagathi Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
Rizzardi
Giovanna
G
Gobbi
Federico
F
Baldan
Marco
M
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008413:Mastitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology