SynthesisThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2019
Breast Tuberculosis in Women: A Systematic Review.
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- Recurrent breast abscess leading to an incidental diagnosis of tuberculous mastitis: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- Image-guided and surgical management of breast infections: Addressing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026Review
- The many faces of extrapulmonary tuberculosis: A case series.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- Tuberculous mastitis, the great imitator in breast disease: a case report with diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2026Article
- Breast Lymphedema Secondary to Lymph Node Tuberculosis: Case Report.European journal of breast health · 2025Article
- Microbiologically Confirmed Primary Tubercular Breast Abscess in a Young Female: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Integrative Medicine Treatment Strategy for Tuberculosis of the Breast Combined with Granulomatous Mastitis: A Case Report.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Breast tuberculosis with bone destruction mimicking breast cancer with bone metastasis: a case report and literature review.Gland surgery · 2024Article
- Diagnostic challenge: a case report of primary breast tuberculosis mimicking recurrent pyogenic breast abscess.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Is it tuberculosis mastitis or granulomatous mastitis? A thirteen-year experience at a university hospital.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2023Article
- Breast Tuberculosis: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
- Primary Breast Tuberculosis Mastitis Manifested as Nonhealing Abscess.Surgery journal (New York, N.Y.) · 2022Article
- Fine-needle aspiration cytology-based accurate and rapid diagnosis of breast tuberculosis mimicking an abscess.Clinical case reports · 2021Article
- Breast tuberculosis: a diagnosis not to be forgottenJournal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association · 2021Article
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Abstract
Breast tuberculosis (TB) is rarely reported and poorly described. This review aims to update the existing literature on risk factors, clinical presentations, constitutional symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and medical and surgical treatments for breast TB. In all, 1,478 cases of breast TB were collected. Previous history of TB was reported in 19% of cases. The most common clinical appearance of the lesion was breast lump (75%). The most common associated finding was axillary lymphadenitis (33%) followed by sinus or fistula (24%). The most common symptoms were pain and fever, reported in 42% and 28% of cases, respectively. The most used diagnostic method was fine-needle aspiration cytology (32%), followed by biopsy (27%), acid-fast bacteria Ziehl-Neelsen stain (26%), culture (13%), and polymerase chain reaction (2%). These tested positive in 64%, 93%, 27%, 26%, and 58% of cases, respectively. The majority (69%) of patients received a 6-month anti-TB treatment (isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol). Surgery consisted of excision in 39% of cases, drainage in 23%, and mastectomy in 5%. The great majority of patients had a positive outcome. It often mimics breast cancer, which makes it difficult to diagnose. Most patients, when diagnosed in time, respond to antitubercular therapy alone.
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