The treatment conundrum that is idiopathic granulomatous mastitis
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چکیده
Mastitis—inflammation of breast tissue—is a benign, yet potentially debilitating condition that affects women childbearing age, and its aetiology is usually infectious or autoimmune. Judging from multiple publications in recent years, there has been increased interest mastitis autoimmune origin, which idiopathic granulomatous (IGM) subset. However, evidence regarding the best
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Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0304-4602']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2021286