Post-operative Ayurvedic management of non-healing idiopathic granulomatous mastitis - A case report.

ABSTRACT: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the breast which may present as painful, unilateral, discrete, breast masses with a tendency to recur. The pathogenesis is still unclear. In Ayurvedic literature, clinical features similar to IGM is seen in Stanavidradhi (breast abscess). We present the case of a 25-year old uniparous woman who had previously undergone excision biopsy for a breast lump and was diagnosed with IGM by histopathology examination. After one month, she developed pain, redness, and swelling at the operated site. She was treated for two months with corticosteroids and antibiotics, but the symptoms did not subside. After Ayurvedic treatment, the condition started to respond in a week and was completely resolved within three months. She was

SUBMITTER: Balakrishnan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8642695 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature