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ArticleClinical case reports2023

A rare extrapulmonary presentation of tuberculosis: Breast tuberculosis.

Shambhu Khanal, Anil Kafle, Sushmita Bhandari, Priyanka Kayastha

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Shambhu KhanalDepartment of Internal Medicine Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1247-7389
Anil KafleDepartment of Pathology BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan Nepal.
Sushmita BhandariDepartment of Surgery Fatima Jinnah Medical University Lahore Pakistan.
Priyanka KayasthaDepartment of Pathology National Academy of Medical Sciences Kathmandu Nepal.
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences · NPFatima Jinnah Medical University · PKNational Academy of Medical Sciences · NPTribhuvan University · NP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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breast lumpbreast tuberculosisfine needle aspiration cytologyZN stain

Identifiers

PMID37492072
PMCPMC10363816
OpenAlexW4385226331

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