Surgical treatment of granulomatous mastitis associated with autoimmune response

Surgical treatment of granulomatous mastitis associated with autoimmune response

Granulomatous mastitis (GM) is a rare breast disease with unknown etiology. Clinical management strategies for GM include surgery, antibiotics, and steroid treatments. As patients with GM often respond to steroids, GM is thought to be an autoimmune disease. Here we describe a case of trauma-induced...

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Main Authors: Hong Zhang, Min Yu, Xiaodong Guo, Zhezhu Lin, Suxian Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Antibiotics
autoimmune disease
granulomatous mastitis
inflammation
recurrence
surgery
surgical treatment
steroid
trauma
Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=12;spage=1196;epage=1199;aulast=Zhang

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