[Primary tuberculosis of the breast: a case report].
Tuberculosis of the breast is an uncommon disease. The authors present a case of an asymptomatic 64 year-old patient whose mammography showed a right breast nodule which needed aetiological investigation. Complementary diagnostic exams did not lead to a differential diagnosis between granulomatous lesion and breast carcinoma; nodule aspiration results suggested tuberculosis of the breast but were unclear and so tuberculosis antibiotics were initiated. No other tuberculosis infectious focus was found at clinical- laboratory evaluation. Imagiology progress was favourable, so patient continued treatment. The authors highlight the low rate of primary tuberculosis of the breast and make a brief reference to the pathology, which has a low rate of microbiological and pathological- anatomical identification.
Alvares
Emília
E
Assistente Hospitalar de Pneumologia, Hospital Militar de Belém Largo da Boa Hora à Ajuda, Lisboa.
Furtado
Sofia
S
Valença
João
J
Rosal Gonçalves
José
J
Pais Ruivo
A
A
D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014383:Tuberculosis, Endocrine / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy