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Case Reports
. 2007 May-Jun;13(3):670-6.

Tuberculosis of the breast: report of 4 clinical cases and literature review

S M Mirsaeidi  1 , M R Masjedi, S D Mansouri, A A Velayati
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  • PMID: 17687841
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Case Reports

Tuberculosis of the breast: report of 4 clinical cases and literature review

S M Mirsaeidi et al. East Mediterr Health J. 2007 May-Jun.
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Abstract

Nearly 18% of tuberculosis (TB) cases have only extrapulmonary manifestations. Breast tuberculosis is a rare type of extrapulmonary TB. This paper reports 4 cases of breast TB confirmed either pathologically or mycobacteriologically or both. These reports showed that TB should always be considered first in the differential diagnosis of granulomatous mastitis in TB-endemic areas. Therapy included at least 6 months of anti-TB medication and surgery when indicated.

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