J Korean Surg Soc.  2006 Oct;71(4):288-292.

Tuberculosis of the Breast

• Song RJ
• Park JS
• Kim SP

Abstract

Tuberculosis of the breast is an extremely rare disease. That needs to be differentiated from inflammatory breast cancer, acute or subacute breast abscess and actinomycosis of the breast in order for it to be treated effectively. However, tuberculosis of the breast is difficult to diagnose because of the diagnostic methods used. In addition, significant time is needed to identify tuberculosis by culture. We experienced a case of tuberculosis of the breast that developed during the anti-tuberculous medication. The patient was diagnosed quickly using tuberculosis PCR and treated with a combination of a surgical excision and anti-tuberculous medication.

Keyword

Tuberculosis of the breast; Tuberculosis PCR; Anti-tuberculous medication

MeSH Terms

Abscess
Actinomycosis
Breast*
Humans
Inflammatory Breast Neoplasms
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Rare Diseases
Tuberculosis*