Risk Factors for Chronic Mastitis in Morocco and Egypt
Joint Authors
Soliman, Amr S.
Abdel-Aziz, Azza
Merajver, Sofia D.
Omar, Omar S.
Hablas, Ahmed
Tahri, Ali
Blachley, Taylor
Youssef, Tamer F.
Karkouri, Mehdi
Oltean, Hanna N.
Source
International Journal of Inflammation
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-11-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chronic mastitis is a prolonged inflammatory breast disease, and little is known about its etiology.
We identified 85 cases and 112 controls from 5 hospitals in Morocco and Egypt.
Cases were women with chronic mastitis (including periductal, lobular, granulomatous, lymphocytic, and duct ectasia with mastitis).
Controls had benign breast disease, including fibroadenoma, benign phyllodes, and adenosis.
Both groups were identified from histopathologically diagnosed patients from 2008 to 2011, frequency-matched on age.
Patient interviews elicited demographic, reproductive, breastfeeding, and clinical histories.
Cases had higher parity than controls (OR = 1.75, 1.62–1.90) and more reported history of contraception use (OR = 2.73, 2.07–3.61).
Cases were less likely to report wearing a bra (OR = 0.56, 0.47–0.67) and less often used both breasts for breastfeeding (OR = 4.40, 3.39–5.72).
Chronic mastitis cases were significantly less likely to be employed outside home (OR = 0.71, 0.60–0.84) and more likely to report mice in their households (OR = 1.63, 1.36–1.97).
This is the largest case-control study reported to date on risk factors for chronic mastitis.
Our study highlights distinct reproductive risk factors for the disease.
Future studies should further explore these factors and the possible immunological and susceptibility predisposing conditions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Oltean, Hanna N.& Soliman, Amr S.& Omar, Omar S.& Youssef, Tamer F.& Karkouri, Mehdi& Abdel-Aziz, Azza…[et al.]. 2013. Risk Factors for Chronic Mastitis in Morocco and Egypt. International Journal of Inflammation،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Oltean, Hanna N.…[et al.]. Risk Factors for Chronic Mastitis in Morocco and Egypt. International Journal of Inflammation No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Oltean, Hanna N.& Soliman, Amr S.& Omar, Omar S.& Youssef, Tamer F.& Karkouri, Mehdi& Abdel-Aziz, Azza…[et al.]. Risk Factors for Chronic Mastitis in Morocco and Egypt. International Journal of Inflammation. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-452727