Article ViewAbstractInternational Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2013,3,3,173-175.DOI:10.4103/2230-8598.118973Published:July 2013Type:Original ArticleProfile of patients with idiopathic granulomatous mastitis presenting to a university teaching hospital in UAE: A case seriesManda Venkatramana, Pradeep Kumar Sharma, and Ghaith Jassim Jaber Al Eyd Manda Venkatramana1,3, Pradeep Kumar Sharma1, Ghaith Jassim Jaber Al Eyd2,3 1Department of Surgery, Gulf Medical College Hospital, 2Pathology and 3Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE Abstract:Objective: To highlight the profile of five patients diagnosed as having idiopathic granulomatous mastitis by histopathological examination. Materials and Methods: This presentation is a case series of patients, diagnosed as idiopathic granulomatous mastitis by histopathological examination of excised specimens. The total number of cases included in the report was five females over a 4-year period from 2005 to 2009. Results: The mean age of the patients was 29.6 years and the duration of symptoms varied from 3 weeks to 4 months. All the patients presented with a palpable mass in the breast, and two patients had associated pain and one had a bloody nipple discharge. The average size of the excised mass was 3.8 × 3.1 cm. Four out of the five patients diagnosed to have breast abscess or segmental mastitis had taken a course of antibiotics. One patient had a persistent wound sinus which subsided with ATT and the rest of the patients had no post-operative complications. Conclusion: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis is a relatively rare disease which mimics the common breast disorders in the reproductive age group including malignancy. Keywords:Abscess, idiopathic, mastitisView:PDF (354.54 KB) PDFClick here to download the PDF file. ‹ Seroepidemiological study of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in HIV positive patients, Delhi, India, 2007 up Utilization of Health Services under Janani Suraksha Yojna in Rural Haryana ›