Open AccessA rare entity of tubercular mastitis with chest wall extension in a male
Author(s) -
Ved Prakash,
Virendra Kumar,
Ashwini Kumar Mishra,
Ajay Kumar Verma,
Ambrish Joshi,
Surya Kant
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of association of chest physicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2320-9089
pISSN - 2320-8775
DOI - 10.4103/2320-8775.158857
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , presentation (obstetrics) , mastitis , extrapulmonary tuberculosis , parenchyma , left breast , granulomatous mastitis , pathology , dermatology , radiology , breast cancer , mycobacterium tuberculosis , cancer
Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic granulomatous inflammation involving usually the lung parenchyma and hilar lymph nodes. Extrapulmonary involvement is seen in about 15-20% of all cases of TB (EPTB). But breast TB is rare form of EPTB. We present a case of an immunocompetent male presenting with tubercular mastitis associated with chest wall extension. The rarity of this case lies in the site of involvement (chest wall), the way of presentation, and because of the immunocompetent status of the patient