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CASE REPORT

Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis as an Unusual Cause of Erythema Nodosum in a Malagasy Woman

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Pages 159-165 | Received 12 Jan 2023, Accepted 28 Feb 2023, Published online: 11 Mar 2023

Figures & data

Figure 1 Tender mass of the right breast with mild nipple retraction.

Figure 1 Tender mass of the right breast with mild nipple retraction.

Figure 2 Erythematous indurated nodules over the lower extremities.

Figure 2 Erythematous indurated nodules over the lower extremities.

Figure 3 (a) Non-caseating granulomatous infiltrate (hematoxylin and eosin staining). (b) Variety of inflammatory cells infiltrate (polymorph nucleated neutrophils, epithelioid histiocytes) with partial giant cell formation, no extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis was detected (Ziehl-Neelsen stain).

Figure 3 (a) Non-caseating granulomatous infiltrate (hematoxylin and eosin staining). (b) Variety of inflammatory cells infiltrate (polymorph nucleated neutrophils, epithelioid histiocytes) with partial giant cell formation, no extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis was detected (Ziehl-Neelsen stain).