Secondary Tuberculosis of Breast : Case Report
Joint Authors
Wani, Rauf A.
Hussain, Irfan
Snabel, Vilam
Thakur, Natasha
Wani, Imtiaz
Lone, Ali M.
Malik, Rayees
Wani, Khursheed A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-04-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Tuberculosis of breast is a rare disease which is difficult to differentiate from carcinoma of breast.
The involvement of breast can be primary or secondary to some focus in body.
A case of secondary tuberculosis of right breast in a 21-year-old female from Kashmir, India, is being reported.
Presentation was as a painless discharging sinus of right breast.
A tubercular foci of rib was the affecting source of disease.
No other evidence of tuberculosis was present in the body.
Resection of involved rib segment, along with the discharging sinus, was performed.
The patient had antitubercular therapy for 9 months, with no recurrence seen in followup.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wani, Imtiaz& Lone, Ali M.& Malik, Rayees& Wani, Khursheed A.& Wani, Rauf A.& Hussain, Irfan…[et al.]. 2011. Secondary Tuberculosis of Breast : Case Report. ISRN Surgery،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478995
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wani, Imtiaz…[et al.]. Secondary Tuberculosis of Breast : Case Report. ISRN Surgery No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478995
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wani, Imtiaz& Lone, Ali M.& Malik, Rayees& Wani, Khursheed A.& Wani, Rauf A.& Hussain, Irfan…[et al.]. Secondary Tuberculosis of Breast : Case Report. ISRN Surgery. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478995
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-478995
