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The treatment conundrum that is idiopathic granulomatous mastitis

Ching Wan Chan

2021Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore17 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Mastitis—inflammation of breast tissue—is a benign, yet potentially debilitating condition that affects women of childbearing age, and its aetiology is usually infectious or autoimmune. Judging from multiple publications in recent years, there has been increased interest in mastitis of autoimmune origin, of which idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a subset. However, evidence regarding the best

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MedicineGranulomatous mastitisDermatologyMastitisMEDLINEPathologyLawPolitical scienceBreast Lesions and CarcinomasAutoimmune and Inflammatory DisordersMetastasis and carcinoma case studies