title: [Two sisters with breast tuberculosis].
abstract: Breast tuberculosis is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Two sisters diagnosed with mammary tuberculosis and having a family history concerning pulmonary tuberculosis in other siblings were presented in this study; and thereby breast tuberculosis was discussed by evaluating similar cases of breast tuberculosis published in our country. The ultrasonography examinations of the cases (26/F, 27/F) with history of mass, enlargement, pain and discharge complaints were reported as being consistent with fibrotic mastopathy and inflammation. Patients having the diagnosis of breast tuberculosis after the excisional biopsy were undergone HRZE treatment. After the antituberculosis regimen, a complete resolution of the lesion in the breast was observed in our first case which had concurrent pulmonary tuberculosis. The lesion of our second subject who had isolated mammary tuberculosis showed marked improvement. Our cases are still being followed up without any complaints. In conclusion, breast tuberculosis should become a part of differential diagnosis of breast diseases in populations with high incidence of tuberculosis as our country.
authors.affiliation: Süreyyapaşa Chest Disease and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. belmaakbaba@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Belma
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Akbaba
authors.forename: Ateş
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baran
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yalçinsoy
authors.forename: Sinem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Güngör
authors.forename: Esen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akkaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D035781:Siblings; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D014421:Turkey; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics