title: Axillary lymph node tuberculosis masquerading as inflammatory breast carcinoma in an immune-compromised patient.
abstract: While tuberculosis is still the leading opportunistic infection among human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive patients, extra-pulmonary tuberculosis is more common than pulmonary tuberculosis, with lymph nodes being a common site. Axillary lymph node pathology such as tuberculosis and lymphoma rarely mimics inflammatory breast carcinoma by producing lymphatic obstruction. We report a case of axillary lymph node tuberculosis in a 40-year-old immune-compromised woman, clinically presenting as inflammatory breast carcinoma.
authors: Department of Pathology, Employees' State Insurance Corporation Medical College & PGIMSR, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India pandupath@gmail.com.
authors: Panduranga
authors: P
authors: Chikkannaiah
authors: Department of Pathology, Employees' State Insurance Corporation Medical College & PGIMSR, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors: B R
authors: BR
authors: Vani
authors: Department of Microbiology, Employees' State Insurance Corporation Medical College & PGIMSR, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors: Kirtilaxmi
authors: K
authors: Benachinmardi
authors: Department of Pathology, Employees' State Insurance Corporation Medical College & PGIMSR, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors: V Srinivasa
authors: VS
authors: Murthy
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000473:pathology; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001365:Axilla; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D058922:Inflammatory Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents
keywords: AIDS; HIV; Tuberculosis; axillary lymph node; human immunodeficiency virus; immune-compromised; inflammatory breast carcinoma