Tuberculosis of the breast: Report of 4 clinical cases and literature review

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 670-676

  Mirsaeidi, S M ^a   Masjedi, M R ^b   Mansouri, S D ^b   Velayati, A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST DISCHARGE; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MASTALGIA; MASTITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NIPPLE MALFORMATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; IRAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; MASTITIS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RARE DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34447627347     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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