title: Breast Tuberculosis after Chest Trauma - a Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Breast involvement of tuberculosis (TB) is well known but uncommon. It can resemble other diseases, including breast cancer, and diagnosis is quite difficult. So, when facing a breast lesion, a possible tubercular etiology should always be born in mind, relying on qualified laboratories to confirm the diagnosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe a 42-year-old woman with a mammary fistula complicating a post-traumatic lump. A critical analysis of the diagnostic process was performed together with a review of the literature, also considering the potential role of trauma in inducing such a rare complication.
authors: Unit of Pneumology and h Phthisiology 'San Camillo-Forlanini' Hospital, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy.
authors: Claudio
authors: C
authors: Perrone
authors: Unit of Pneumology and h Phthisiology 'San Camillo-Forlanini' Hospital, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy.
authors: Alfonso M
authors: AM
authors: Altieri
authors: Unit of Pneumology and h Phthisiology 'San Camillo-Forlanini' Hospital, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy.
authors: Salvatore
authors: S
authors: D'Antonio
authors: Unit of Pneumology and h Phthisiology 'San Camillo-Forlanini' Hospital, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy.
authors: Clara
authors: C
authors: Leonetti
authors: Unit of Pneumology and h Phthisiology 'San Camillo-Forlanini' Hospital, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy.
authors: Mario G
authors: MG
authors: Alma
keywords: Breast; Trauma; Tuberculosis