Inflammation of the breast.
The primary care physician usually is the first person to see patients complaining of breast pain or nipple discharge. The diagnosis of lactational mastitis is evident because of the history The major consideration is prompt and effective treatment and close follow-up evaluation. Failure to respond to appropriate therapy should suggest abscess formation, and prompt intervention is required. Any diagnosis of mastitis in a patient who is not lactating should be viewed with suspicion. Although several benign and non-life-threatening conditions have been discussed herein, inflammatory breast cancer must always be considered.
Marchant
Douglas J
DJ
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Breast Health Center, Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02905-2499, USA.
D000038:Abscess; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007774:Lactation; D008413:Mastitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents