Tuberculosis of the Breast: A Case Report

Authors

  • MAK Pramanik Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Islami Bank Medical College, Rajshahi.
  • M Manjurul Haque Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi.
  • AM Rashid Consultant Anesthesiologist, Charghat THC, Charghat, Rajshahi.
  • SMK Nahar Begum Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Islami Bank Medical College, Rajshahi.
  • MN Hasan Medical Officer, Bangladesh Clinic, Rajshahi.
  • SK Bipasha Medical Officer, Bangladesh Clinic, Rajshahi.
  • M Shahabuddin Medical Officer, Bangladesh Clinic, Rajshahi.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/taj.v21i1.3224

Keywords:

Tuberculosis

Abstract

A middle aged woman presented with a lump and discharging sinus in her breast. On first look, the lesion seemed to be a carcinoma of breast. The patient got enlarged axillary lymph nodes with fever in the evening, night sweating and loss of weight, indicating the lesion to be of tuberculous in origin. FNAC indicated the lesion to be tuberculous but open biopsy was advised by the pathologist for confirmation. Excision biopsy of the lesion confirmed the lesion as tuberculous. Treatment with anti-tuberculous drugs cured the disease. A lump in the breast with skin involvemennt and axillary lymph node enlargement may be considered a malignant tumour on first sight, but tuberculosis cannot be ruled out, especially if a sinus is present along with systemic manifestations of the disease.

doi: 10.3329/taj.v21i1.3224

TAJ 2008; 21(1): 73-76  

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How to Cite

Pramanik, M., Haque, M. M., Rashid, A., Begum, S. N., Hasan, M., Bipasha, S., & Shahabuddin, M. (2009). Tuberculosis of the Breast: A Case Report. TAJ: Journal of Teachers Association, 21(1), 73–76. https://doi.org/10.3329/taj.v21i1.3224

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2008)

Section

Case Reports