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... > Urogenital Diseases > Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications > Pregnancy Complications > Puerperal Disorders > Mastitis > Granulomatous Mastitis
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Breast Diseases > Mastitis > Granulomatous Mastitis

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Granulomatous Mastitis  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Scope note

  • A rare, benign, inflammatory breast disease occurring in premenopausal women shortly after a recent pregnancy. The origin is unknown but it is commonly mistaken for malignancy and sometimes associated with BREAST FEEDING and the use of ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES.

History note

  • 2011

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D058890

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