Case Report

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

10.5152/ejbh.2019.4488

  • Göktuğ Sarıbeyliler
  • Sevgi Saçlı Alimoğlu
  • Şafak Mirioğlu
  • Erol Demir
  • Atahan Çağatay
  • Halil Yazıcı

Received Date: 17.11.2018 Accepted Date: 10.01.2019 Eur J Breast Health 2019;15(4):272-274

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.

Keywords: Tuberculosis mastitis, fever of unknown origin, kidney transplantation, anti-tuberculosis treatment