ArticleClinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders2024
Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis, Erythema Nodosum, and Polyarthritis.
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- Granulomatous mastitis, erythema nodosum, and arthritis syndrome: a narrative review.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Pooled it
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Abstract
Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is an inflammatory-mediated rare disease that can be linked to rare manifestations. Erythema nodosum (EN) and polyarthritis, seen in a multitude of autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases, have been rarely linked to IGM. Despite the cause of IGM being unclear, Corynebacterium infections are thought to play a role in the pathophysiology of IGM. Unusually, IGM has a relapsing and remitting course, which also applies to its systemic manifestations. As such, we present a case of IGM in a middle-aged lady who was initially thought to have Corynebacterium-containing unilateral abscesses for which drainage was performed. However, several abscesses devoid of bacterial growth started recurring, and the disease course was complicated by EN and polyarthritis. IGM, EN, and polyarthritis eventually resolved and were managed with symptomatic treatment.
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