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Polyarteritis Nodosum of the Breast in a Patient with History of Bilateral Augmentation Mammoplasty

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Polyarteritis nodosum belongs to a group of inflammatory disorders characterized by necrotizing vasculitis of small and medium-sized blood vessels. To date, there are 14 publications that document involvement of the breast. Our publication is the second study documenting polyarteritis nodosum of the breast in a patient who had previously had augmentation mammoplasty.

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Griffiths, A., Patel, A. & Roth, M.Z. Polyarteritis Nodosum of the Breast in a Patient with History of Bilateral Augmentation Mammoplasty. Aesth Plast Surg 41, 560–562 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-017-0825-z

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