Primary Breast Tuberculosis Presenting as a Lump:
A Rare Modern Disease

Singal R; Bala J; Gupta S; Goyal S; Mahajan NC; Aneet Chawla

Primary Breast Tuberculosis Presenting as a Lump: A Rare Modern Disease

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Singal R, Bala J, Gupta S, Goyal S, Mahajan NC, Aneet Chawla

Breast tuberculosis is an uncommon form of entity especially in the infraâ�?�?�?�?mammary area. A 25â�?�?�?�? yearâ�?�?�?�?old female, presented with a lump in the breast and infraâ�?�?�?�?mammary area. She was having off and on fever without any other complaints. There was no positive family history. Primary breast tuberculosis was diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology wherein ZN stain for acid fast bacilli was positive. The patient received antitubercular drugs and at 3 month follow up the swelling had resolved and the patient was asymptomatic. Breast tuberculosis is a rare disease with nonâ�?�?�?�?specific clinical, radiological, and histological findings. Misdiagnosis is common as biopsy specimens are pauciâ�?�?�?�?bacillary and investigations such as microscopy and culture are frequently negative.

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