Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco
Dr Siham Mansouri is the Professor of Dermatology at University Hospital of the Ibn Sina, Author has overseen multiple clinical research projects in field of Dermatology. He has various number of publications in all fields related to Clinical Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology, Psoriasis, Dermatology Imaging, Dermatosurgery.
Case Report
Breast Tuberculosis: A Case Report
Author(s): Sara Mai*, Siham Mansouri, Nadia Ch’michi, Manar Rhemimet, Kaoutar Znati, Aicha Kharbach, Karima Senouci and Badredine Hassam
Breast tuberculosis (BT) or Tuberculosis mastitis (TM) is a very rare condition that’s not usually obvious to diagnose since it resembles many other conditions especially breast malignant tumor. It usually manifests as an irregular unilateral lump. Radiological findings are nonspecific. Ziehl Neelsen stain, culture and PCR for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are considered as the mainstay for the diagnosis. However, biopsy with epithelioid examination seems to be more sensitive. We report a case of isolated breast localization of tuberculosis in a young female patient. .. View more»