Abstract

Introduction: Although tuberculosis is very common in endemic areas, breast tuberculosis is one of the rarest types of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. Since, as compared to other organs, breast tissue is not a suitable place for the survival and division of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, breast tuberculosis consists about 4 to 25 of tuberculosis. Methods: In this review article, the databases Medline, Cochrane, Science Direct, and Google Scholar were thoroughly searched to identify the studies Breast Tuberculosis in pregnancy. In this review, the papers published until early January 2017 that were conducted to study the Breast Tuberculosis in pregnancy were selected. Presenting the patient: The patient is a 48-year-old married housewife woman who visited hospital two months ago and complained of chest pain, redness of chest, left breast swelling. The patient underwent surgery; the tissue was removed and sampling was performed. In a biopsy, neutrophil cell accumulation was evident with the formation of multiple granulomas. The patient was diagnosed with a 6-month regimen and complete recovery was achieved. Conclusion: The clinical and radiological findings of breast tuberculosis are highly misleading and it is difficult to differentiate breast tuberculosis with breast cancer. The clinical presentation of breast tuberculosis is somewhat varied and systemic tuberculosis symptoms are not always seen. The problem with these diseases is the primary immune deficiency and the weakness of cellular immunity should be addressed in these patients. © 2017, Pharmainfo Publications. All rights reserved.