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Secondary Tuberculosis of bilateral breasts in a nulliparous female: A rare entity

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  • Indian Journal of Basic & Applied Medical Research

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  • 2013

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Although tuberculosis involves any part of body, but tuberculosis of breast and spleen are rare as they offer resistance to the survival and multiplication of tuberculosis bacillus [1].Henceforth tuberculosis of breast is an uncommon with an incidence of 0.1- 5% (0.1% in developed countries and 0.3%-5% in endemic countries) in all patients with breast disease treated surgically [2]. Reported incidence of isolated tuberculosis of breast ranges 0.10% to 0.52%. Being rare, it mimics malignancy or breast abscess clinically as well as radio logically. Association of axillary lymph nodes are found in one-third cases of breast T.B [3,4], and involvement of breast can be primary or secondary to some focus in body. A case of 45 years of secondary tuberculosis of bilateral breast from remote area of Jammu India is being reported. Presentation at admission was painless discharging sinuses of both breasts. Affecting source of disease was miliary tuberculosis of both lungs. Antibiotics and DOTS were started with no recurrence in follow up.
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Figure 5: Lymph node biopsy showing caseous
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