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Tuberculous mastitis: a rare disease.

Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corp, Doha, Qatar.
The British journal of clinical practice 50(1):50-1. pp.50-1
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT Two cases of tuberculous mastitis are described. This disease remains rare. While routine laboratory investigations are not helpful in its diagnosis, fine needle aspiration to allow histologic examination of tissue and culture is essential--both to differentiate tuberculous mastitis from pyogenic breast abscess and breast carcinoma, and to guide antimicrobial therapy. Antituberculous drugs in combination with aspiration or surgical drainage are usually associated with an excellent outcome.

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Keywords

Antituberculous drugs
 
breast carcinoma
 
cases
 
differentiate tuberculous mastitis
 
excellent outcome
 
fine needle aspiration
 
guide antimicrobial therapy
 
pyogenic breast abscess
 
surgical drainage
 
tuberculous mastitis
 

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