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Granulomatous mastitis in pregnancy.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Granulomatous mastitis, a rare, benign breast condition characterized by granulomas and abscess formation, is mistaken frequently for inflammatory breast carcinoma. Although it has been reported in reproductive-age women, it is unusual in pregnancy.
CASE:
A 25-year-old black gravida 4 para 2 developed a tender, indurated 20 x 15 x 15 cm multilobulated breast mass at 17 weeks' gestation. After not responding to antibiotics and incisional drainage, the biopsy-proved granulomatous mastitis improved with corticosteroid treatment. A postpartum recurrence also responded to steroid therapy.
CONCLUSION:
Granulomatous mastitis is diagnosed clinically and histologically. Early recognition and initiation of steroid treatment might prevent repetitive, deforming breast biopsies.
AuthorsJ Goldberg, L Baute, L Storey, P Park
JournalObstetrics and gynecology (Obstet Gynecol) Vol. 96 Issue 5 Pt 2 Pg. 813-5 (Nov 2000) ISSN: 0029-7844 [Print] United States
PMID11094217 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Prednisone
Topics
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids (therapeutic use)
  • Granuloma (drug therapy, etiology, pathology)
  • Humans
  • Mastitis (diagnosis, drug therapy, pathology)
  • Prednisone (therapeutic use)
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications (diagnosis)

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