Open AccessTreatment of Granulomatous Mastitis: Is There a Role for Antibiotics?
Author(s) -
Meagan Williams,
Adelaide H. McClintock,
Lori Bourassa,
Mary B. Laya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
meme sağlığı dergisi/meme sağlığı dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1306-0953
pISSN - 1306-0945
DOI - 10.4274/ejbh.galenos.2021.2021-3-1
Subject(s) - medicine , granulomatous mastitis , propionibacterium acnes , antibiotics , metronidazole , retrospective cohort study , surgery , clarithromycin , mastitis , dermatology , pathology , acne , helicobacter pylori , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
To perform a retrospective review of the clinical characteristics, microbiological data, and clinical outcomes in patients with granulomatous mastitis (GM) who were treated at our institution with a unique strategy of prolonged antibiotic therapy as the primary treatment modality.