title: Red breast syndrome: a review of available literature.
abstract: There is scant literature regarding a recently identified clinical entity termed red breast syndrome. Its clinical presentation has been described as a non-infectious, self-limited erythema of a post-mastectomy breast reconstructed using acellular dermal matrix. Its incidence, risk factors, pathophysiology, clinical course, management, and long-term sequelae are largely unknown. We present a review of the available literature on this phenomenon and highlight some opportunities for further research.
  
  
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authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Peter S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Winocour
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Jacobson
mesh_terms: D062088:Acellular Dermis; D004890:Erythema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D008408:Mastectomy; D013577:Syndrome