Breast tuberculosis in men: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Setting

Breast tuberculosis in male is a rarely reported and poorly described condition.

Objective

To quantify the number of breast tuberculosis in men, to describe clinical presentation and to present the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures applied.

Design

A systematic review of the literature including reports published in English, Spanish and French until December 2017.

Results

The 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%). Stand

SUBMITTER: Quaglio G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5882116 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature