What is it about?
Mammary tuberculosis is a very rare pathology. The clinical presentations of this disease are multiple, often mimicking breast carcinoma. It represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
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Why is it important?
We report here the case of a 34-year-old patient presenting with breast tuberculosis. The diagnosis was confirmed by histological study and the evolution was favorable under anti-bacillary treatment.
Perspectives
The prevalence of tuberculosis and its extra-pulmonary manifestations has increased considerably worldwide [1,2]. The mammary gland is a rare localization of tuberculosis [3,4]. It ranks last among the visceral localizations of tuberculosis, but it remains important to mention it, as it poses a problem of differential diagnosis with other benign or malignant mammary pathologies, notably breast abscess and breast cancer, due to the clinical similarities [5,6].
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This page is a summary of: Breast Tuberculosis in Women: A Case Report, Journal of Case Reports and Medical History, July 2025, Acquire Publications LLC,
DOI: 10.54289/jcrmh2500121.
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