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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2009; 19(02): 170-172
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.50834
Special Symposium - Breast

Lupus mastitis - peculiar radiological and pathological features

Abdul Majid Wani
Department of Radiology, Hera General Hospital, Makkah-10513, Saudi Arabia
,
Waleed Mohd Mohd Hussain
Department of Radiology, Hera General Hospital, Makkah-10513, Saudi Arabia
,
Mohamed I Fatani
Department of Radiology, Hera General Hospital, Makkah-10513, Saudi Arabia
,
Bothaina Abdul Shakour
Department of Radiology, Hera General Hospital, Makkah-10513, Saudi Arabia
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Abstract

Lupus mastitis is a form of lupus profundus that is seen in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. It usually presents as a swelling (or swellings) in the breasts, with or without pain. The condition is recurrent and progresses along with the underlying disease, with fat necrosis, calcification, fibrosis, scarring, and breast atrophy. Lupus mastitis is often confused with malignancy and lymphoma and, in our part of the world, with tuberculosis. Confusion is especially likely when it occurs in an unusual clinical setting. In this article, we present a case that presented with unique radiological, pathological, and clinical features. Awareness of the various manifestations of lupus mastitis is essential if unnecessary interventions such as biopsies and surgeries, and their consequences, are to be avoided.

Keywords

Biopsy - lupus mastitis - lupus profundus - mammography - fine needle aspiration cytology - systemic lupus erythematosus


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31 July 2021

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