Case Report | Article
Breast tuberculosis, a rare entity
Abha Shrestha, Keyoor Gautam, Devish Pyakurel, Santosh Pradhan, Vivek Pant
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Breast tuberculosis (TB) is a rare form of extra pulmonary TB. It is more frequently encountered in developing countries like Africa and Asia, where TB is common.

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Breast Tuberculosis Abscess Carcinoma

Abstract

Breast tuberculosis is a rare form of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. It is rare in western countries, usually occurs in multiparous and lactating women but rare in male and older women. It has a varied clinical, radiological and pathological presentation that can be similar to that of a breast abscess or carcinoma. Constitutional symptoms are not usually present making it even harder to diagnose clinically. Here we present a case of a young Nepalese woman with tubercular mastitis who was initially misdiagnosed as breast abscess.