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From: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: imaging update and review

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A 27-year-old woman with an enlarging palpable right breast mass admitted to the hospital for intractable joint pain. An erythematous rash was noted on her right breast and extremities. She was 8 months post-partum, breastfeeding with difficulty on the right. Bilateral mediolateral oblique mammogram (a) demonstrates regional asymmetry in the middle depth upper breast (arrows). b Clinical photograph of the patient’s forearm shows erythematous areas (arrows), representing erythema nodosum. c Photomicrograph (original magnification ×200; haematoxylin-eosin [H-E] stain) showing non-necrotizing granulomatous inflammation (arrow) composed of histiocytes and giant cells

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