Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a great imitator?
| Autor: | Annabel M Ruiter, Irene L Vegting, Prabath W. B. Nanayakkara |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Internal medicine, ICaR - Ischemia and repair |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Anti-Inflammatory Agents Disease Granulomatous mastitis Article Diagnosis Differential Breast cancer Prednisone medicine Humans Breast Granulomatous Mastitis Abscess business.industry General surgery Incidence (epidemiology) General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Methotrexate Female Differential diagnosis business Immunosuppressive Agents Mastectomy medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Ruiter, A M, Vegting, I L & Nanayakkara, P W B 2010, ' Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a great imitator? ', BMJ Case Reports, vol. 2010, pp. 2844 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.03.2010.2844 BMJ Case Reports, 2010. BMJ Publishing Group |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bcr.03.2010.2844 |
| Popis: | The patient in this case was seen by numerous doctors for a long time before the diagnosis was made because, right from the start, an abscess or a cancer of the breast was suspected. She was first seen by her general practitioner (GP); thereafter, she went to two consultant physicians and a surgeon in a regional hospital and eventually an idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) diagnosis was made by a specialist in internal medicine in a university hospital. When the diagnosis IGM was made, the patient was treated with steroids and made a complete recovery. Although the incidence of IGM is not high, the GPs are likely to see these patients initially and should be aware of the existence of this disease, which may spare the patient unnecessary consultations, diagnostics tests or even mastectomy. |
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