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International Urology and Nephrology
Published in: International Urology and Nephrology 1/2011

01-03-2011 | Nephrology – Case Report

Tuberculosis of the breast in a patient undergoing hemodialysis

Authors: Ozan Yazici, Pinar Mescigil, Ilknur Kepenekci, Pinar Celepli, Sule Sengul, Alpay Azap, Sehsuvar Ertürk

Published in: International Urology and Nephrology | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

A 61-year-old female patient with diabetes undergoing maintenance hemodialysis presented with fever and swelling of her right breast. She had been unresponsive to nonspecific antimicrobial therapies. Breast tuberculosis and tuberculous lymphadenitis were diagnosed by excision biopsy and tissue culture. A combination antituberculous treatment including isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide was started and resulted in the remission of the lesions by the end of the first month of therapy.
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Metadata
Title
Tuberculosis of the breast in a patient undergoing hemodialysis
Authors
Ozan Yazici
Pinar Mescigil
Ilknur Kepenekci
Pinar Celepli
Sule Sengul
Alpay Azap
Sehsuvar Ertürk
Publication date
01-03-2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
International Urology and Nephrology / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 0301-1623
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-010-9731-x

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