Table 1.
The clinical characteristics, ultrasonography, and laboratory examination results of patients with GM
| Characteristics | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drug-taking history | 5 days levofloxacin 500 mg/day | 5 days levofloxacin 500 mg/day | − |
| Location | Right | Left | Left |
| Clinical features | |||
| Breast lump size, cm | 5×7 | 2×2 | 5.4×7.5 |
| Swelling | No | Yes | Yes |
| Breast abscess | No | Yes | No |
| Symptoms | |||
| Fever | No | Yes | No |
| Axillary lymphadenopathy | Right | Left | Left |
| Erythema | No | No | Yes |
| Arthritis | No | No | No |
| Breast ultrasonography | |||
| Location | Peripheral | Peripheral | Subareolar |
| Hypoechoic internal echo extent, cm | 4.8×6.5 | 2.4×1.57 | 4.6×7.0 |
| Axillary lymph node location | Right | Left | Left |
| Axillary lymph node size, cm | 2.3×0.7 | 2.2×0.97 | 1.3×0.8 |
| Laboratory examination results | |||
| White blood cells (normal 4–10), n ×109/L | 8.33 | 7.83 | 8.29 |
| Prolactin (normal 1.9–25), ng/L | 5.85 | 30.4 | 10.8 |
| Secretion culture | Negative | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Negative |
| Tuberculosis antibody | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| Antituberculosis antibody | Negative | Negative | Negative |
“–” means the patient did not have the drug-taking history, “yes” that the patient had the corresponding symptom, and “no” that he had not.