In:
Case Reports in Rheumatology, Hindawi Limited, Vol. 2021 ( 2021-8-20), p. 1-6
Abstract:
A 44-year-old woman presenting with pus-like discharge from the nipples visited our hospital for scleritis. Subcutaneous induration and ulceration were found on her breast. She was diagnosed with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) considering scleritis, sinusitis, cutaneous granuloma formation, and antiproteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies and was successfully treated with glucocorticoids. Fifteen months later, she developed pulmonary consolidation and a right breast nodule. Biopsies of the breast nodule showed granulomatous vasculitis, and she was treated with rituximab. While breast involvement in GPA is rare, unilateral breast mass is a typical clinical feature; thus, GPA should be considered in such cases.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2090-6897
,
2090-6889
DOI:
10.1155/2021/4416072
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hindawi Limited
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2666708-3
