ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2020
Mastitis in Autoimmune Diseases: Review of the Literature, Diagnostic Pathway, and Pathophysiological Key Players.
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- >Efficacy of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in the treatment of granulomatous mastitis: a systematic review.Rheumatology international · 2024Pooled it
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- Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: A narrative review based on the Turkish consensus classification.Turkish journal of surgery · 2026Article
- Identification of Aerococcus viridans in granulomatous mastitis utilizing nanopore targeted sequencing: case report and short literature review.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- A Diagnostic Pitfall: Lupus Mastitis Presenting Before Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.Case reports in rheumatology · 2026Article
- Spectrum of Typical and Atypical Imaging Findings and Pathological Features in Diabetic Mastopathy.The Indian journal of radiology & imaging · 2026Article
- The diagnostic dilemma of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis with an emphasis on histopathologic findings.Diagnostic pathology · 2025Article
- Evaluating the efficacy of topical steroids in idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a prospective cohort study.Gland surgery · 2025Article
- Recurrent Breast Abscesses in Type 2 Diabetes: A Diagnostic Challenge of Diabetic Mastopathy.Cureus · 2025Article
- Unveiling the enigma: understanding the complex disease course of granulomatous mastitis and seeking ways to shorten it.Gland surgery · 2025Article
- Whole exome sequencing for identifying rare genetic variants related to idiopathic granulomatous mastitis.Clinical rheumatology · 2025Article
- Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: Immune-Pathogen Imbalance in a Treatment-Resistant Benign Inflammatory Disease.International journal of women's health · 2025Review
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- Comparing the Efficacy of Intralesional Injection versus Systemic Steroids in Treating Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: Insights from a Single-Center Experience.Breast care (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Autoimmune Mastitis in a Patient with Behcet's Syndrome: A Case Report with Rapid Changes in Radiologic Features and Characteristic Pathologic Findings.Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology · 2024Article
- IgG4-related Breast Disease: Review of the Literature.Rambam Maimonides medical journal · 2024Review
- Genomic Insights into Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis through Whole-Exome Sequencing: A Case Report of Eight Patients.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- The role of tissue IgG4 levels in steroid therapy in patients with idiopathic granulomatous mastitis.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Mastitis frequently affects women of childbearing age. Of all the pathological breast conditions requiring specific management, autoimmune mastitis is in the third position after infection and breast cancer. The aim of this literature review was to make a comprehensive description of autoimmune diseases targeting the mammary gland. Four main histological patterns of autoimmune mastitis are described: (i) lymphocytic infiltrates; (ii) ductal ectasia; (iii) granulomatous mastitis; and (iv) vasculitis. Our literature search found that all types of autoimmune disease may target the mammary gland: organ-specific diseases (diabetes, thyroiditis); connective tissue diseases (such as systemic erythematosus lupus or Sjögren's syndrome); vasculitides (granulomatosis with polyangiitis, eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, giant cell arteritis, polyarteritis nodosa, Behçet's disease); granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, Crohn's disease); and IgG4-related disease. Cases of breast-specific autoimmune diseases have also been reported, including idiopathic granulomatous mastitis. These breast-limited inflammatory diseases are sometimes the first symptom of a systemic autoimmune disease. Although autoimmune mastitis is rare, it is probably underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Early diagnosis may allow us to detect systemic diseases at an earlier stage, which could help to initiate a prompt, appropriate therapeutic strategy. In case of suspected autoimmune mastitis, we hereby propose a diagnostic pathway and discuss the potential pathophysiological pathways leading to autoimmune breast damage.
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