Mastitis tuberculosa / Tuberculosis of the breast
Biomédica (Bogotá)
;
33(1): 36-41, ene.-mar. 2013. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-675130
RESUMEN
Se informa un caso de mastitis granulomatosa causada por Mycobacterium tuberculosis en una paciente inmunocompetente con lesiones inflamatorias crónicas de la mama, diagnosticada por la detección de ADN de la micobacteria mediante la técnica de reacción en cadena de la polimerasa de la secuencia de inserción IS6110 presente en el complejo M. tuberculosis , en una biopsia de mama embebida en parafina. La tuberculosis primaria de la mama es rara, incluso en países con alta prevalencia de tuberculosis, y debe sospecharse en pacientes con mastitis granulomatosa crónica de causa no clara. El pilar del tratamiento es la quimioterapia antituberculosa y, ocasionalmente, la cirugía.
ABSTRACT
We report a case of granulomatous mastitis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an immunocompetent woman with chronic inflammatory lesions of the breast. It was diagnosed by detection of mycobacteria DNA using polymerase chain reaction technique targeting IS6110 insertion element of M. tuberculosis complex in a paraffin-embedded histological specimen. The primary breast tuberculosis is rare, even in countries where the incidence and prevalence of pulmonary and extra pulmonary tuberculosis are high. It should be suspected in female patients with chronic granulomatous mastitis with no apparent cause. The cornerstone of treatment is antituberculous chemotherapy, and surgery is rarely required.
Breast neoplasms; Granulomatous mastitis; Immunocompetence; Inmunocompetencia; Mastitis granulomatosa; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Neoplasias de la mama; Polymerase chain reaction; Primary breast tuberculosis; Reacción en cadena de la polimerasa; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis
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Main subject:
Tuberculoma
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Tuberculosis, Cutaneous
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Mastitis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Biomédica (Bogotá)
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia/CO
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