Mondor's disease of the breast: A cutaneous thromboembolic manifestation of Covid-19?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mondor's disease is a rare disorder characterised by thrombosis of superficial veins within the subcutaneous tissue of the breast and other organs. While factors such as trauma, infection, physical exertion, breast cancer and breast surgery have been implicated, in the majority no cause is identified.

Patients

Twenty patients presented with a clinical diagnosis of Mondor's disease to the Edinburgh Breast Services in 2020. We present the etiopathogenic data as well as clinical and imaging diagnostic findings.

Results

During 2020, the annual incidence of Mondor's disease, in the UK's largest breast unit, increased five-fold compared to data from the previous year. This variation in the frequency of cases corresponded to trends in the frequency of Covid-19 inf

SUBMITTER: Renshaw L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9671393 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature