ArticleBMJ case reports2020
Case series on variable presentations of tuberculosis of the breast.
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- The many faces of extrapulmonary tuberculosis: A case series.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- Microbiologically Confirmed Primary Tubercular Breast Abscess in a Young Female: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) of the breast is extremely rare and is often mistaken for benign or malignant lesions of the breast. They are rare even in countries which are endemic for TB, like India. The most common type of clinical presentation is a vague lump in the breast, but there are even other types of presentations which are documented. In olden days, there was a lot of dilemma and challenge in diagnosing TB of the breast, but thanks to improved pathological knowledge and the advent of investigations such as QuantiFERON-TB gold and GeneXpert, TB can be diagnosed early nowadays and treated accordingly. In this study series, we report 10 cases of TB of the breast with variable clinical presentations as fibroadenosis, breast abscess, duct ectasia and breast lump on evaluation, and the challenges encountered in establishing the diagnosis.
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