A rare extrapulmonary presentation of tuberculosis: Breast tuberculosis

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Breast abscess of long duration can be tubercular origin in both developing and developed countries despite its rarity. ABSTRACT: A 34‐year‐old lady presented with painful lump on her breast for 2 months, which was diagnosed with mammary tuberculosis on basis of aspiration cyto...

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Autores principales: Khanal, Shambhu, Kafle, Anil, Bhandari, Sushmita, Kayastha, Priyanka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10363816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37492072
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7728
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Sumario:KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Breast abscess of long duration can be tubercular origin in both developing and developed countries despite its rarity. ABSTRACT: A 34‐year‐old lady presented with painful lump on her breast for 2 months, which was diagnosed with mammary tuberculosis on basis of aspiration cytology and successfully treated with antitubercular drugs. Breast abscess of long duration may be tubercular etiology in both developing and developed nations.

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