Tuberculosis of the breast: analysis of 20 cases and a literature review

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 559-563

  da Silva, B B ^a   Lopes Costa, P V ^a   Pires, C G ^a   Pereira Filho, J D ^a   dos Santos, A R ^a  

^a Hosp Getulio Vargas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Breast; Breast abscess; Breast cancer; Drug therapy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BREAST ABSCESS; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST TUBERCULOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FISTULA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BRAZIL; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST FEEDING; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349166626     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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