A case of granulomatous mastitis with erythema nodosum and arthritis

Rheumatol Int. 2011 Aug;31(8):1093-5. doi: 10.1007/s00296-009-1273-0. Epub 2009 Dec 11.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Arthritis / complications
  • Arthritis / drug therapy
  • Arthritis / pathology*
  • Azathioprine / therapeutic use
  • Colchicine / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Erythema Nodosum / complications
  • Erythema Nodosum / drug therapy
  • Erythema Nodosum / pathology*
  • Female
  • Granulomatous Mastitis / complications
  • Granulomatous Mastitis / drug therapy
  • Granulomatous Mastitis / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Necrosis
  • Nipples
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / pathology*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Prednisolone
  • Azathioprine
  • Colchicine