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Mondor's disease of the breast resulting from jellyfish sting
Author(s) -
Ingram David M,
Sheiner Harry J,
Ginsberg Alison M
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1992.tb141306.x
Subject(s) - jellyfish , medicine , sting , disease , papillomatosis , abnormality , breast disease , cord , dermatology , surgery , breast cancer , pathology , cancer , ecology , psychiatry , engineering , biology , aerospace engineering
Objective To present two cases of Mondor's disease of the breast resulting from jellyfish stings in Western Australia. Clinical features A 30‐year‐old Caucasian woman presented with a palpable thickened cord in her right breast. The straightness of the cord suggested a thrombosed lymphatic. A 50‐year‐old Caucasian woman presented with an obvious palpable cord extending most of the length of her left breast. Mammography demonstrated no abnormality. Both women reported having been stung by jellyfish a month earlier. Intervention and outcome As Mondor's disease is a benign, self‐limiting disease, the patients were reassured and reviewed routinely. In each case, the condition settled spontaneously over a period of several weeks. Conclusion Jellyfish stings should be recognised as an unusual variant of the numerous causes which have been described for Mondor's disease.