Breast tuberculosis: A case report of primary type mammary tuberculosis

Breast tuberculosis: A case report of primary type mammary tuberculosis

Abstract Mammary tuberculosis is exceptional in developed countries. It can mimic an abscess or a granulomatous mastitis. In subjects coming from endemic areas, it is necessary to suspect a tuberculosis infection in case of recurrent mastitis refractory to antibiotics. Positivity of Quantiferon‐TB G...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Tazzioli, Antonella Macolino, Francesca Combi, Enza Palma, Simona Papi, Mauro Codeluppi, Cristina Mussini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-12-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
breast abscesses
breast tuberculosis
granulomatous mastitis
QuantiFERON‐TB
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2486
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spelling doaj-65b749f18091498ea9580827a94540262020-11-25T00:26:52ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042019-12-017122346234810.1002/ccr3.2486Breast tuberculosis: A case report of primary type mammary tuberculosisGiovanni Tazzioli0Antonella Macolino1Francesca Combi2Enza Palma3Simona Papi4Mauro Codeluppi5Cristina Mussini6Breast Surgery Unit University Hospital of Modena Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico di Modena Modena ItalyBreast Surgery Unit University Hospital of Modena Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico di Modena Modena ItalyBreast Surgery Unit University Hospital of Modena Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico di Modena Modena ItalyBreast Surgery Unit University Hospital of Modena Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico di Modena Modena ItalyBreast Surgery Unit University Hospital of Modena Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico di Modena Modena ItalyClinic of Infectious Diseases University Hospital of Modena Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico di Modena Modena ItalyClinic of Infectious Diseases University Hospital of Modena Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico di Modena Modena ItalyAbstract Mammary tuberculosis is exceptional in developed countries. It can mimic an abscess or a granulomatous mastitis. In subjects coming from endemic areas, it is necessary to suspect a tuberculosis infection in case of recurrent mastitis refractory to antibiotics. Positivity of Quantiferon‐TB Gold assay can help to confirm the clinical suspicion.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2486breast abscessesbreast tuberculosisgranulomatous mastitisQuantiFERON‐TB
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author Giovanni Tazzioli
Antonella Macolino
Francesca Combi
Enza Palma
Simona Papi
Mauro Codeluppi
Cristina Mussini
spellingShingle Giovanni Tazzioli
Antonella Macolino
Francesca Combi
Enza Palma
Simona Papi
Mauro Codeluppi
Cristina Mussini
Breast tuberculosis: A case report of primary type mammary tuberculosis
Clinical Case Reports
breast abscesses
breast tuberculosis
granulomatous mastitis
QuantiFERON‐TB
author_facet Giovanni Tazzioli
Antonella Macolino
Francesca Combi
Enza Palma
Simona Papi
Mauro Codeluppi
Cristina Mussini
author_sort Giovanni Tazzioli
title Breast tuberculosis: A case report of primary type mammary tuberculosis
title_short Breast tuberculosis: A case report of primary type mammary tuberculosis
title_full Breast tuberculosis: A case report of primary type mammary tuberculosis
title_fullStr Breast tuberculosis: A case report of primary type mammary tuberculosis
title_full_unstemmed Breast tuberculosis: A case report of primary type mammary tuberculosis
title_sort breast tuberculosis: a case report of primary type mammary tuberculosis
publisher Wiley
series Clinical Case Reports
issn 2050-0904
publishDate 2019-12-01
description Abstract Mammary tuberculosis is exceptional in developed countries. It can mimic an abscess or a granulomatous mastitis. In subjects coming from endemic areas, it is necessary to suspect a tuberculosis infection in case of recurrent mastitis refractory to antibiotics. Positivity of Quantiferon‐TB Gold assay can help to confirm the clinical suspicion.
topic breast abscesses
breast tuberculosis
granulomatous mastitis
QuantiFERON‐TB
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2486
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