Ethionamide-induced gynecomastia: A rare case report
Abstract Gynecomastia is a rare side effect of antitubercular chemotherapy. A 22-year-old male patient was diagnosed as a multidrug-resistant tuberculosis case and was put on standard second-line antituberculosis drugs. Two months later, the patient developed painful enlarged left breast with size 2...
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| author | Sourindra N. Banerjee Rupam K. Ta Md. Salim Mallick Manish K. Munda |
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| description | Abstract Gynecomastia is a rare side effect of antitubercular chemotherapy. A 22-year-old male patient was diagnosed as a multidrug-resistant tuberculosis case and was put on standard second-line antituberculosis drugs. Two months later, the patient developed painful enlarged left breast with size 2×3cm2, mobile, tender, and normal nipple-areola without any discharge. Common endocrinological and biochemical tests were normal. Ethionamide-induced gynecomastia was suspected. Ultrasonography of the breast showed hypoechoic shadow suggesting glandular tissue hyperplasia without any deeper tissue infiltration. On discontinuing ethionamide, gynecomastia reduced gradually. On reintroduction, gynecomastia reappeared and again disappeared within weeks after withdrawal. Thus, painful gynecomastia induced by ethionamide was concluded. We report this case of unilateral painful gynecomastia because of its rarity and for the purpose of documentation and awareness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0bff19bbb4ba417bb4b26141258ab63d2022-12-21T18:51:33ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Bronchology1687-84262314-85512017-01-01111707310.4103/1687-8426.198998Ethionamide-induced gynecomastia: A rare case reportSourindra N. Banerjee0Rupam K. Ta1Md. Salim Mallick2Manish K. Munda3Department of Chest Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and HospitalDepartment of Chest Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and HospitalDepartment of Chest Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and HospitalDepartment of Chest Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and HospitalAbstract Gynecomastia is a rare side effect of antitubercular chemotherapy. A 22-year-old male patient was diagnosed as a multidrug-resistant tuberculosis case and was put on standard second-line antituberculosis drugs. Two months later, the patient developed painful enlarged left breast with size 2×3cm2, mobile, tender, and normal nipple-areola without any discharge. Common endocrinological and biochemical tests were normal. Ethionamide-induced gynecomastia was suspected. Ultrasonography of the breast showed hypoechoic shadow suggesting glandular tissue hyperplasia without any deeper tissue infiltration. On discontinuing ethionamide, gynecomastia reduced gradually. On reintroduction, gynecomastia reappeared and again disappeared within weeks after withdrawal. Thus, painful gynecomastia induced by ethionamide was concluded. We report this case of unilateral painful gynecomastia because of its rarity and for the purpose of documentation and awareness.http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/1687-8426.198998ethionamidegynecomastiamultidrug-resistant tuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | Sourindra N. Banerjee Rupam K. Ta Md. Salim Mallick Manish K. Munda Ethionamide-induced gynecomastia: A rare case report The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology ethionamide gynecomastia multidrug-resistant tuberculosis |
| title | Ethionamide-induced gynecomastia: A rare case report |
| title_full | Ethionamide-induced gynecomastia: A rare case report |
| title_fullStr | Ethionamide-induced gynecomastia: A rare case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethionamide-induced gynecomastia: A rare case report |
| title_short | Ethionamide-induced gynecomastia: A rare case report |
| title_sort | ethionamide induced gynecomastia a rare case report |
| topic | ethionamide gynecomastia multidrug-resistant tuberculosis |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/1687-8426.198998 |
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