CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS MASTITIS IN INDIA-A CASE SERIES

Chronic granulomatous mastitis (CGM) a rare benign inflammatory breast entity characterised by lobulocentric granulomas. The nonspecific manifestations and varied demographic features of this condition, as well as similarities in presentation with other breast conditions, pose substantial diagnostic and treatment challenges. This is a retrospective observational study of 89 patients at a tertiary health care centre in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Results were noted and found to be, mostly, in consensus with other International Studies with some subtle differences specific to Indian population. CGM was observed to be present most commonly in porous women of reproductive age group. It was observed to present with a lump in present with associated signs of inflammation