Atopic Eczema Simulating Mammary Paget’s Disease in an Adult: Case Report

An atopic breast eczema is usually bilateral, with intense pruritus and good response to corticosteroids. The differential diagnosis with mammary Paget’s disease is fundamental, mainly in unilateral clinical manifestations, since it is frequently associated to adjacent breast tumors. The aim of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:International archives of medicine 2018-01, Vol.11
Hauptverfasser: Nunes, Debora Bacellar Cruz, Machado, Adriana Kamilly Leitão Pitman, Goiabeira, Michelle Fonseca, Silveira, Samira Oliveira, Einecke, Yandra Sherring, Mendes, Alena Margareth Darwich, Dos Santos, Maria Amélia Lopes, De Oliveira, Miguel Saraty, Loureiro, Walter Refkalefsky, Junior, Leonidas Braga Dias, Nunes, Juliana Bacellar Cruz, Nunes, Mariana Bacellar Cruz, Carneiro, Francisca Regina Oliveira
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Zusammenfassung:An atopic breast eczema is usually bilateral, with intense pruritus and good response to corticosteroids. The differential diagnosis with mammary Paget’s disease is fundamental, mainly in unilateral clinical manifestations, since it is frequently associated to adjacent breast tumors. The aim of the present report was to present a clinical condition of an atopic breast eczema through an exuberant and unilateral clinical presentation, emphasizing the need of the differential diagnosis for malignant diseases at this location.
ISSN:1755-7682
1755-7682
DOI:10.3823/2546