title: Cytodiagnosis of herpes simplex mastitis: Report of a rare case.
abstract: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a rare cause of breast infection. Few cases of maternal-infant transmission of the virus during breastfeeding resulting in nipple lesions have been documented. Only three cases have been reported in nonlactating women. We report an additional case of HSV mastitis in a 36-year-old nonlactating female who was diagnosed on scrape cytology smears.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, India.
authors.forename: Kavita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mardi
authors.forename: Neelam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Sudershan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta