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A case of granulomatous mastitis with erythema nodosum and arthritis

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Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis is an inflammatory mass in the breast. Patients typically present with a firm breast mass, often associated with inflammation of the overlying skin. Nipple retraction, peau d’orange-like changes, and axillary adenopathy may be present. We describe a 23-year-old pregnant woman with arthritis, erythema nodosum, and mastitis.

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  1. Department of Rheumatology, Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Esfahän, Iran

    Mansour Salesi & Mansoor Karimifar

  2. Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Esfahän, Iran

    Fereshteh Salimi

  3. Department of Pathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Esfahän, Iran

    Parvin Mahzouni

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Salesi, M., Karimifar, M., Salimi, F. et al. A case of granulomatous mastitis with erythema nodosum and arthritis. Rheumatol Int 31, 1093–1095 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-009-1273-0

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