Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis In The Breast, About A Case

Abstract

Introduction: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease produced by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, and has become a worldwide Public Health problem, affecting young adults and at-risk populations such as people with low socioeconomic resources and infected with human immunodeficiency (HIV), diabetes among others. Breast tuberculosis is an infrequent pathology and difficult to diagnose because it is often confused with abscesses, breast cancer or other granulomatous disease.

Objective. To describe a clinical case of a female patient with extrapulmonary breast tuberculosis.

Material and Method. Descriptive and retrospective study, presentation of a clinical case of a female patient with extrapulmonary breast tuberculosis attended at the Cevallos Health Center.

Results. The case of a female patient with extrapulmonary breast tuberculosis treated at the Cevallos Health Center is described.

Discussion. Breast tuberculosis is a very infrequent pathology, at first sight the probable diagnoses are carcinoma or abscesses, but it can be breast tuberculosis and by taking this pathology into account and requesting histopathological studies that will help to confirm the diagnosis we can quickly start the treatment of the patients.

Conclusion. It is concluded that when being in front of a female patient with ulcerated and exudative nodular lesions, breast tuberculosis should be considered within the differential diagnosis, especially if the patient is of reproductive age and has not improved after the use of antibiotics.