Breast tuberculosis: A forgotten diagnosis.
Breast tuberculosis
GeneXpert MTB/RIF
Journal
IDCases
ISSN: 2214-2509
Titre abrégé: IDCases
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101634540
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
05
11
2021
revised:
14
11
2021
accepted:
14
11
2021
entrez:
29
11
2021
pubmed:
30
11
2021
medline:
30
11
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Breast tuberculosis is a rare entity even in endemic countries. It is often considered as a diagnostic conundrum given the non-specific clinical and imaging characteristics. Therefore, the definitive diagnosis is based on the identification of bacilli by microbiological or histopathological examination. We report the case of a 52-year-old woman, with a 2-month history of a painful lump of the left breast. The imaging features were consistent with a breast abscess. The purulent collection was aspirated and a tuberculous mammary abscess was diagnosed by molecular biology (GeneXpert). Through this observation, we discuss the clinical, radiological and biological signs by highlighting the contribution of molecular biology in the rapid management of this rare pathology.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34840955
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01341
pii: S2214-2509(21)00297-3
pmc: PMC8605438
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e01341Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Author(s).
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no competing interest.
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