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Misdiagnosis IGM with Breast Abscess: A Case Report

1General Surgery Department, Firoozgar Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

2Pathology Department, Firoozgar Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

3Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran


American Journal of Medical Sciences and Medicine. 2013, Vol. 1 No. 5, 83-85
DOI: 10.12691/ajmsm-1-5-2
Copyright © 2013 Science and Education Publishing

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Jalal Vahedian, Ali Zare Mehrjardi, Ehsan Saraee, Amir Saraee. Misdiagnosis IGM with Breast Abscess: A Case Report. American Journal of Medical Sciences and Medicine. 2013; 1(5):83-85. doi: 10.12691/ajmsm-1-5-2.

Correspondence to: Amir Saraee, General Surgery Department, Firoozgar Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran. Email: dr.a.saraee@gmail.com

Abstract

Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is an uncommon chronic inflammatory lesion of the breast, which is sometimes misdiagnosed as breast cancer or breast abscess. We present a 30-year old woman who came to our clinic with a recurrent and multiple abscesses in her left breast. After twice incision and drainage of the abscess, and after pathologic diagnosis of IGM, she was treated with prednisolone and responded dramatically.

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