Summary of medical details from patients with idiopathic granulomatous mastitis and tuberculous mastitis
| Characteristic | IGM | TBM | Total |
| Sex, n | |||
| Female | 33 | 29 | 62 |
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean | 37.85 | 32.71 | 35.49 |
| Range | 29–56 | 21–56 | 21–56 |
| Laterality, n | |||
| Right | - | - | 37 |
| Left | - | - | 25 |
| Mass size (cm) | |||
| Mean | 2.53 | 6.04 | 4.42 |
| Range | 1–5 | 2–15 | 1–15 |
| Systemic symptoms, n (%) | |||
| Cough | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) |
| Fever | 0 (0) | 5 (17) | 5 (8) |
| None | 31 (94) | 24 (83) | 55 (89) |
| Local symptoms, n (%) | |||
| Abscess | 3 (9) | 0 (0) | 3 (4) |
| Pain | 4 (12) | 1 (3) | 5 (8) |
| Mass | 22 (67) | 22 (77) | 44 (72) |
| Mass, pain and other symptoms | 0 (0) | 5 (17) | 5 (8) |
| None | 4 (12) | 1 (3) | 5 (8) |
| Treatment, n (%) | |||
| Antibiotic | 11 (33) | 0 (0) | 11 (18) |
| Antibiotic (for tuberculosis) | 0 (0) | 27 (93) | 27 (44) |
| Aspiration/excision | 6 (18) | 0 (0) | 6 (10) |
| Steroid | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| None | 15 (46) | 2 (7) | 17 (26) |
| Concomitant disease, n (%) | |||
| Sinusitis | 0 (0) | 2 (8) | 2 (3) |
| Hypertension | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) |
| Psoriasis, diabetes | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) |
| None | 33 (100) | 25 (86) | 58 (93) |
IGM, idiopathic granulomatous mastitis; TBM, tuberculous mastitis.