A Rare Manifestation of Tuberculosis Presenting in the United States. (22nd December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bhatty, Osman; Waters, David; Wilka, Nicholas; Samuel, Shradha; Horne, John; Vivekanandan, Renuga
• Other Names: Di Carlo Paola Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in infectious diseases. Volume 2016(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-12-22
• Subjects: Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases; Infectious Disease Medicine; Communicable diseases; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1155/2016/8216040
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6625

Abstract

Abstract : A 64-year-old Bangladeshi female presented to her primary care physician with a tender right breast lump that had been present for 4-5 days along with subjective fevers and malaise. Initial biopsy revealed granulomas, but Ziehl-Neelsen and Gram stain were negative for TB so antibiotics were prescribed for abscess until culture came positive for tuberculosis. She was started on triple therapy for extrapulmonary tuberculosis, an exceedingly rare presentation that requires high clinical suspicion in the Western world.