Abstract
Granulomatous mastitis is a recently described, rare condition of unknown aetiology. It occurs in young, parous women as a tender extra-areolar breast lump and therefore needs to be differentiated from carcinoma. Histologically, a discrete granulomatous lobulitis is seen and because of morphological similarities to granulomatous thyroiditis it has been suggested it may be immunologically mediated. We present a patient in whom granulomatous mastitis presented with periarthritis and erythema nodosum, an association not previously described.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 581-2 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Postgraduate Medical Journal |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 741 |
Publication status | Published - Jul 1987 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Erythema Nodosum
- Female
- Granuloma
- Humans
- Mastitis
- Periarthritis
- Pregnancy