In this paper an outbreak of mastitis in cows resistant to antibiotic treatment on a Holstein-Friesian cattle farm in Vojvodina (Serbia and Montenegro) was described. Microbiological examination of 73 milk samples from lactating cows revealed the presence of Prototheca zopfii in 22 samples (30.13%). Identification of the isolates was performed on the basis of growth features, microscopic appear...

PURPOSE This study aimed to investigate the autoimmune basis of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) by determining the anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) and extractable nuclear antigen (ENA) levels of patients diagnosed with IGM. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty-six IGM patients were evaluated. Serum samples were analyzed for autoantibodies by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) using a substrate kit ...

The breast undergoes extensive changes during pregnancy and lactation that can create diagnostic challenges. This article reviews the anatomy of the breast, breast changes associated with pregnancy and lactation, and breast imaging techniques for pregnant and lactating women. Various benign breast conditions in this patient population also are discussed, such as lactating adenomas, galactoceles...

Perceptions in Reproductive Medicine Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis Associated with Behcet’s Disease: Case Report Mariam M1*, Oumaima S1, Khaoula L1, Aziz S2, Najia Z1, Amina Aicha K2 and Abdelaziz B1 1Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics Endoscopy, Maternity Souissi, University Hospital Center IBN SINA, Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco 2Department Endocrinology, *Corresponding author: M, Departmen...

Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis is a relatively rare chronic inflammatory breast disease often mistaken for more common breast disorders, breast abscess or infectious mastitis, and can mimic inflammatory breast cancer.1,2 Since it was first described in 1972 by Kessler and Wolloch3, there have been only 541 cases reported worldwide as shown in a 2011 review article.4 Most patients are women o...

AIM To describe the radiological findings of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM). MATERIAL AND METHODS Radiologic findings of 30 women with histopathological diagnosis of IGM were retrospectively evaluated. All had breast feeding history. All the patients had ultrasonography (US), with 12 of them having additional Doppler US. Of 30 patients, 11 had mammography (MG) and 5 MRI. RESULTS US...

Introduction: Granulomatous lobular mastitis (GLM) is an inflammatory disease of the breast, which can mimic breast cancer in clinical and radiological findings. We conducted the present study in order to determine the diagnostic and other important aspects of this disease Methods: In this study, we reviewed the records of 38 patients with GLM in order to describe the clinical, imaging, laborat...