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| العنوان: |
Breast tuberculosis presenting with intractable mastitis: a case report. |
| المؤلفون: |
Sagara, Yuka, Hatakeyama, Shuji, Kumabe, Ayako, Sakuragi, Masako, Matsumura, Masami |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Medical Case Reports; 3/4/2021, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-4, 4p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
TUBERCULOSIS, MASTITIS, CHILDBEARING age, STERNUM, JAPANESE women, BREAST disease diagnosis, BREAST tumor diagnosis, TUBERCULOSIS diagnosis, DRUG therapy for tuberculosis, MASTITIS diagnosis, DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis, BREAST |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Breast tuberculosis, also known as tuberculous mastitis, is an extremely rare form of tuberculosis. It accounts for <0.1% of all breast diseases and <2% of all cases of tuberculosis. It is often misdiagnosed as breast cancer, which can potentially lead to a delayed diagnosis.Case Presentation: A 69-year-old Japanese woman presented with a tumor-mimicking lesion in her right breast, followed by intractable mastitis with a fistula formation. The time until the correct diagnosis of tuberculosis of the breast and sternal bone was 14 months.Conclusions: Although rare, it is important to recognize that tuberculous mastitis can present as refractory abscesses/mastitis or mass lesions that mimic carcinomas in women of reproductive age and elderly people. Breast tuberculosis should always be considered in the differential diagnoses, particularly in patients with a history of tuberculosis and those living in areas where tuberculosis is endemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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