Lupus mastitis.
We describe a woman with sclerotic and atrophic lesions of the breast. Histopathologic and immunologic findings indicated a diagnosis of lupus erythematosus. Lupus mastitis is a rare presentation of panniculitis; only a few cases have been reported in the literature.
Cernea
S S
SS
Department of Dermatology, University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
Kihara
S M
SM
Sotto
M N
MN
Vilela
M A
MA
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008413:Mastitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D015435:Panniculitis, Lupus Erythematosus / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology