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Background and Purpose: Clinical appearance of tuberculosis is very variable and it may be presented with any form. Tuberculosis, in Iran, is a very common disease and it is differential diagnosis of many diseases. Mammary Tuberculosis is a rare site of extrapulmonary TB. It may be primary or secondary.
The patient: A 42-year- old woman, presented with breast swelling, pain and Skin ulcer of one month earlier was treated with surgery and antibiotic therapy for breast abscess without success.
Methods: When she presented, she complained of erythema and discharge of med. Lateral of breast. Para-clinic tests and Chest-X-Ray was normal. All nectotic tissue was removed and biopsy was done. Pathology provided the diagnosis of Tuberculosis. An anti-Tuberculosis regimen was prescribed for 6 months.
Conclusion: Tuberculosis is rarely localized in the breast. The main differential diagnosis is breast cancer. Pathology examination is required for diagnosis. Successful treatment is a combination of antituberculous drug therapy with the removal of infected breast tissue.
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