Tuberculosis Mastitis: Fever of Unknown Origin in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

Saribeyliler G., Alimoglu S. S., Mirioglu S., Demir E., Cagatay A., Yazici H.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH, cilt.15, sa.4, ss.272-274, 2019 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/ejbh.2019.4488
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.272-274
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Tuberculous mastitis is a rare presentation of tuberculosis, which is a major health problem in kidney transplant recipients due to its high incidence and prevalence, and difficulty in diagnosis as well as high risk of morbidity and mortality. In daily practice, physicians may frequently be led to a misdiagnosis such as breast carcinoma or abscess. We believe it is crucial for clinicians to recognize this important presentation of the disease. Therefore, we present a case of tuberculous mastitis in a kidney transplant recipient who was admitted with fever of unknown origin and successfully treated using standard anti-tuberculosis therapy without any complications.