Diffuse Type Primary Mycobacterium Tuberculosis of the Breast: A Case Report.
- Author:
Hyun A KIM
1
;
Bong Joo KANG
;
Sung Hun KIM
;
Hnana KIM
;
Ah Won LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea. lionmain@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tuberculosis;
Mastitis;
Mammography;
Ultrasound (US)
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Breast;
Coinfection;
Edema;
Female;
Inflammation;
Inflammatory Breast Neoplasms;
Lymphatic Diseases;
Mammography;
Mastitis;
Mycobacterium;
Mycobacterium tuberculosis;
Thorax;
Tuberculosis;
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound
2011;30(4):307-310
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tuberculous mastitis is a rare manifestation of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. It mimics inflammatory breast cancer or other pyogenic inflammations. In most of the tuberculous mastitis reports, coexisting or prior tuberculosis infection and secondary infection of the breast by direct spread via axillary or cervical lymphadenopathy, or hematogenous spread have been noted. We describe the mammographic and ultrasonographic findings of a case of diffuse type mycobacterium tuberculosis of the breast showing diffuse edema which was confirmed as tuberculosis through biopsy and had no evidence of old or concurrent pulmonary tuberculosis on chest computed tomography.
