Clinical Characteristics and Medical Management of Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis

JAMA Dermatol. 2020 Apr 1;156(4):460-464. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.4516.

Authors

Alexa B Steuer¹, Marleigh J Stern¹, Gabriela Cobos¹, Carmen Castilla², Kathie-Ann Joseph³, Miriam K Pomeranz^{1

4}, Alisa N Femia^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York.
² Tribeca Skin Center, New York, New York.
³ Department of Surgery, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York.

Abstract

This case series reports the clinical presentation and course of treatment for 32 women with biopsy-proven idiopathic granulomatous mastitis.

MeSH terms

Adult
Biopsy
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Granulomatous Mastitis / diagnosis*
Granulomatous Mastitis / pathology
Granulomatous Mastitis / therapy
Humans
Middle Aged