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World J Clin Cases. Dec 16, 2014; 2(12): 852-858
Published online Dec 16, 2014. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i12.852
Published online Dec 16, 2014. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i12.852
Table 1 Causes for granulomatous inflammatory reaction in
| Infectious | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| Blastomycosis | |
| Cryptococcosis | |
| Histoplasmosis | |
| Actinomycosis | |
| Filarial infection | |
| Corynebacterium | |
| Autoimmune process | Wegener granulomatosis |
| Giant cell arteritis | |
| Foreign body reaction | |
| Duct ectasis | Plasma cell mastitis |
| Subareolar granuloma | |
| Periductal mastitis | |
| Diabetes mellitus | |
| Sarcoidosis | |
| Fat necrosis | |
| Idiopathic |
Table 2 The distribution of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis cases that were reported in PubMed since 1995 according to country
| > 100 cases | 20-100 cases | 5-20 cases | < 5 cases |
| Turkey: > 200 | Saudi Arabia: 96 | Spain:17 | Netherlands: 4 |
| China: 129 | France: 55 | Canada: 15 | Israel: 4 |
| South Korea: 128 | United Kingdom: 48 | Pakistan: 14 | Austria: 3 |
| United States: 126 | Iran: 46 | Sri Lanka: 12 | Belgium: 3 |
| Brunei: 43 | Tunis: 12 | Taiwan: 2 | |
| Malaysia: 42 | Sudan: 11 | Caribbean: 2 | |
| India: 36 | Australia: 9 | Peru: 1 | |
| Japan: 33 | Italy: 7 | Nigeria: 1 | |
| Morocco:30 | Kuwait: 1 | ||
| Jordan: 25 | Jamaica: 1 | ||
| New Zealand: 24 | Greece: 1 | ||
| Mexico: 21 | Norway: 1 | ||
| Oman: 20 |
- Citation: Altintoprak F, Kivilcim T, Ozkan OV. Aetiology of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis. World J Clin Cases 2014; 2(12): 852-858
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v2/i12/852.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v2.i12.852