Two sisters with breast tuberculosis

Akbaba B., Baran A., YALÇINSOY M., Gungor S., Akkaya E.

TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX, cilt.55, sa.4, ss.395-399, 2007 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 55 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.395-399
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, breast disease, breast tuberculosis
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

ported as being consistent with fibrotic mastopathy and inflammation. Patients having the diagnosis of breast tuberculosis after the excisional biopsy were undergone HRZE treatment. After the antituberculosis regimen, a complete resolution of the lesion in the breast was observed in our first case which had concurrent pulmonary tuberculosis. The lesion of our second subject who had isolated mammary tuberculosis showed marked improvement. Our cases are still being followed up without any complaints. In conclusion, breast tuberculosis should become a part of differential diagnosis of breast diseases in populations with high incidence of tuberculosis as our country.Breast tuberculosis is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Two sisters diagnosed with mammary tuberculosis and having a family history concerning pulmoner tuberculosis in other siblings were presented in this study; and thereby breast tuberculosis was discussed by evaluating similar cases of breast tuberculosis published in our country. The ultrasonography examinations of the cases (26/F, 27/F) with history of mass, enlargement, pain and discharge complaints were re-