Tuberculosis of the breast in a man

Moujahid, Mountassir; Ziadi, T.; Lamsiah, Taoufik; Ouzzad, Omar; Kechna, Hicham; Moudden, Ahmed

doi:10.1684/san.2011.0236

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“…Other studies were excluded for lack of information or multiple publications of the same study ( Fig 1 ). These 22 articles reported on 26 cases of male breast TB [ 3 , 28 – 48 ]; one article included 3 cases [ 37 ], two reported 2 cases [ 28 , 39 ] and 19 are single case reports [ 3 , 29 – 36 , 38 , 40 – 48 ] ( Table 2 ). The information collected on different variables differ from study to study as the data were not fully available in the case reports collected.…”

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Breast tuberculosis in men: A systematic review

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SettingBreast tuberculosis in male is a rarely reported and poorly described condition.ObjectiveTo quantify the number of breast tuberculosis in men, to describe clinical presentation and to present the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures applied.DesignA systematic review of the literature including reports published in English, Spanish and French until December 2017.ResultsThe search yielded 26 cases of male breast tuberculosis, median age 56.5 years. Most presented with an isolated breast lump (89%), associated with axillary lymphadenitis (27.8%) and skin inflammation (33.3%). The most common constitutional symptoms were pain (64.7%) and fever (35.3%). Fine-needle aspiration cytology and culture were the most common diagnostic modality (61.5%). Standard anti-tuberculosis regimen was the main treatment, alone or accompanied or preceded by incision and drainage.ConclusionsThe risk of breast tuberculosis in men appears to be low, but the condition can be difficult to diagnose and the diagnostic delays can be long. Overall prognosis is good following standard anti-tuberculosis regimen with or without incision/drainage.

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