Open AccessTubercular breast abscess
Author(s) -
Pradeep Jadhav,
Pradhan M Pagaro,
Anjali Verma,
Anjali Deshpande
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
medical journal of dr. d y patil university/medical journal of dr. d.y. patil university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7119
pISSN - 0975-2870
DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.110318
Subject(s) - medicine , abscess , biopsy , fine needle aspiration cytology , breast carcinoma , indian subcontinent , radiology , mammography , cytology , tuberculosis , surgery , general surgery , pathology , breast cancer , cancer , history , ancient history
Tubercular breast abscess is a rare clinical entity and affects women from mainly the Indian subcontinent. It often mimics breast carcinoma and pyogenic breast abscess clinically. Routine laboratory investigations are not helpful in the diagnosis. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) or biopsy is essential for diagnosis, and tuberculous culture when positive may be very useful to start antitubercular treatment