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Descriptor English: Granulomatous Mastitis
Descriptor Spanish: Mastitis Granulomatosa
Descriptor mastitis granulomatosa
Scope note: Enfermedad infrecuente de naturaleza inflamatoria y carácter benigno que se da en mujeres premenopáusicas poco después de un embarazo reciente. Se desconoce su origen pero se toma erróneamnete con frecuencia por una enfermedad maligna y en ocasiones se asocia con LACTANCIA MATERNA y empleo de ANTICONCEPTIVOS ORALES.
Descriptor Portuguese: Mastite Granulomatosa
Descriptor French: Mastite granulomateuse
Entry term(s): Mastitis, Granulomatous
Tree number(s): C12.050.703.844.603.400
C17.800.090.968.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058890
Scope note: A rare, benign, inflammatory breast disease occurring in premenopausal women shortly after a recent pregnancy. The origin is unknown but it is commonly mistaken for malignancy and sometimes associated with BREAST FEEDING and the use of ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Mastitis (1971-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
DeCS ID: 53986
Unique ID: D058890
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Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Granulomatous Mastitis - Preferred
Concept UI M0545266
Scope note A rare, benign, inflammatory breast disease occurring in premenopausal women shortly after a recent pregnancy. The origin is unknown but it is commonly mistaken for malignancy and sometimes associated with BREAST FEEDING and the use of ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES.
Preferred term Granulomatous Mastitis
Entry term(s) Mastitis, Granulomatous



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