Department of Bacteriology, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital / Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (University Mohammed V), Rabat, Morocco; Corresponding author.
H. Adil
Department of radiology, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital/Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (University Mohammed V), Rabat, Morocco
E. Benaissa
Epidemiology and Bacterial Resistance Research Team/BIO-INOVA Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (University Mohammed V), Rabat, Morocco; Department of Bacteriology, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital / Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (University Mohammed V), Rabat, Morocco
F. Bssaibis
Department of Bacteriology, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital / Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (University Mohammed V), Rabat, Morocco
I. En-nafaa
Department of radiology, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital/Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (University Mohammed V), Rabat, Morocco
A. Maleb
Laboratory of Microbiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital/Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (University Mohammed the First), Oujda, Morocco
J. El fenni
Department of radiology, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital/Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (University Mohammed V), Rabat, Morocco
M. Elouennass
Epidemiology and Bacterial Resistance Research Team/BIO-INOVA Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (University Mohammed V), Rabat, Morocco; Department of Bacteriology, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital / Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (University Mohammed V), Rabat, Morocco
Breast tuberculosis is a rare entity even in endemic countries. It is often considered as a diagnostic conundrum given the non-specific clinical and imaging characteristics. Therefore, the definitive diagnosis is based on the identification of bacilli by microbiological or histopathological examination. We report the case of a 52-year-old woman, with a 2-month history of a painful lump of the left breast. The imaging features were consistent with a breast abscess. The purulent collection was aspirated and a tuberculous mammary abscess was diagnosed by molecular biology (GeneXpert). Through this observation, we discuss the clinical, radiological and biological signs by highlighting the contribution of molecular biology in the rapid management of this rare pathology.