Tuberculosis of the breast: 10 Years' experience in one institution

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 758-763

  Lin, T L ^a   Chi, S Y ^a   Liu, J W ^b   Chou, F F ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Breast tuberculosis; Diagnosis; Granulomatous inflammation; Treatment; Tubercular mastitis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; BACTERIAL DNA; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST ABSCESS; BREAST TUBERCULOSIS; BREAST TUMOR; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG RESPONSE; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FISTULA; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTALGIA; MASTITIS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAINING; TAIWAN; THERAPY EFFECT; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77952371093     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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