Breast tuberculosis

Authors

• Duygu Ozol, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fatih University, Faculty of Medicine, Ciftlik Street No. 57 Emek, Ankara, Turkey. Tel. +90 (312) 4272997. Fax. +90 (312) 4415498. E-mail: dozol{at}hotmail.com
• Mikdat Bozer, Department of Surgery, Fatih University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
• Reyhan Bayrak, Department of Pathology, Fatih University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.

Abstract

Tuberculosis is the most widespread and persistent human infection in the world. Tuberculosis of the breast is an uncommon disease with an incidence range between 0.1-3%, for all the breast diseases treated surgically. We present a case with primary breast tuberculosis. The diagnosis was made based on result of pathological examination of incision biopsy and cure had been obtained with anti-tuberculosis therapy with 4 drugs. Especially for patients from the areas where tuberculosis is endemic, tuberculosis must be considered in differential diagnosis of breast lesions.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

1066

Last Page

1068

Recommended Citation

Ozol, Duygu; Bozer, Mikdat; and Bayrak, Reyhan (2006) "Breast tuberculosis," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 27: Iss. 7, Article 27.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.3517