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Rheumatology 2004 43(8):1055-1056; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh246
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Rheumatology Vol. 43 No. 8 © British Society for Rheumatology 2004; all rights reserved

Letter to the Editor

Rheumatologists and breasts: immunosuppressive therapy for granulomatous mastitis

N. Raj, R. D. Macmillan1, I. O. Ellis1 and C. M. Deighton

Rheumatology, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby and 1 Breast Institute, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK

Correspondence to: N. Raj. E-mail: nicholas.raj@btinternet.com

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SIR, Granulomatous mastitis is a rare chronic inflammatory condition of the breast that can mimic carcinoma [1]. The histological diagnosis is dependent upon exclusion of other granulomatous or infectious diseases. The aetiology is unknown, but an association with parturition and lactation has led to the proposal of a foreign body reaction to extravasated secretions from . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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