title: Are all granulomatous lesions tuberculosis?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Granulomatous reactions are seen in a wide variety of diseases.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present 3 cases referred to our clinic with presumptive diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) were diagnosed as nontuberculous granulomatous diseases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three cases were diagnosed as Tularemia, Cat-Scratch Disease (CSD) and idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In countries with high incidence of TB, TB is considered firstly in differential diagnosis of granulomatous diseases. Detailed anamnesis and physical examinations should be done in differential diagnosis of granulomatous diseases, and TB must be excluded.
authors.affiliation: Atatürk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Department of Chest Diseases, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Müjgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Güler
authors.affiliation: Atatürk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Department of Chest Diseases, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Şimşek
authors.affiliation: Atatürk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Department of Chest Diseases, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ruhsar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ofluoğlu
authors.affiliation: Atatürk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Department of Chest Diseases, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hülya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Çelenk Ergüden
authors.affiliation: Atatürk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Department of Chest Diseases, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nermin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Çapan
keywords: Causes; Granulomatous lesions; Tuberculosis