Bilateral tubercular abscess of breast in axillary tail in a 21 year old puerperal lady.
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2011
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Tuberculosis is a very common disease in the Indian subcontinent. Though it can affect
any system of the body, primary involvement of the breast is relatively rare even in India.
Involvement of the axillary tail is even rarer. Bilateral involvement is also a rare
phenomenon (3%). Moreover the disease is often overlooked and misdiagnosed as
carcinoma or pyogenic abscess. Here we report a case of bilateral tubercular abscess of
breast in the axillary tail in a 21 year old puerperal lady diagnosed by FNAC and AFB
stains and further confirmed retrospectively by response to anti-tubercular drugs.
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Tuberculosis,, Breast
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Karmakar A, Ghosh S, Dewasi N, Ghosh T K. Bilateral tubercular abscess of breast in axillary tail in a 21 year old puerperal lady. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science. 2011; 10(1): 60-63.