Granulomatous mastitis in a 50-year-old male: A case report and review of literature
Le-Yin Cui,
Chen-Ping Sun,
Yun-Yuan Li
et al.
Abstract:BACKGROUND
Granulomatous mastitis (GM) an inflammatory disease of the breast that usually affects women of childbearing age, occurs very rarely in males.
CASE SUMMARY
We present a case study of a 50-year-old male patient with GM. The patient developed a breast lump following the cleaning of a previously embedded dirt-filled nipple. While an initial improvement was noted with antibiotic therapy, a recurrence occurred a year later, showing resistance to the previously effective anti… Show more
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