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ArticleBMJ case reports2019

Tuberculosis of the breast: an uncommon presentation of an old disease.

Maria Antonia Galego, Gisela Lage, Maria Shekhovtsova, Raquel Duarte

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Maria Antonia GalegoPulmonology Department, Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos E.P.E., Matosinhos, Portugal.
Gisela LageAnatomical Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho E.P.E., Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
Maria ShekhovtsovaAnatomical Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho E.P.E., Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
Raquel DuarteThorax and Circulation Unit, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia · PTHospital Pedro Hispano · PTUniversidade do Porto · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast tuberculosis (TB) is considered an uncommon disease with an estimated incidence of 0.1% of all breast lesions reported in developed countries. A 53-year-old Caucasian woman, with a medical history of Crohn's disease, previously treated with infliximab for 3 months suspended due to a presumptive diagnosis of TB for which antitubercular regimen was started. Five months after, a painful lump in the left breast was identified by the patient. Mammary ultrasound confirmed left breast nodules and axillary adenopathies. Histology and microbiology of both lesions confirmed breast TB. Molecular drug susceptibility testing in both samples revealed no resistance to first line anti-TB drugs and the regimen was maintained for 1 year, with clinical and radiological improvement. Mammary gland involvement usually results from lymphatic extension and differential diagnosis frequently includes breast cancer or bacterial abscess.

Indexed as

Ultrasonography, MammaryAntitubercular AgentsBreastBreast DiseasesCrohn DiseaseFemaleGastrointestinal AgentsHumansInfliximabMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeTuberculosisAntitubercular AgentsGastrointestinal AgentsInfliximabtuberculosis

Identifiers

PMID30798273
PMCPMC6441243
OpenAlexW2915678442

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