title: Idiopathic bilateral male breast abscess.
abstract: A 38-year-old man presented with bilateral breast swelling, along with pain and redness for 7 days. Bilateral axillary nodes were also palpable; which were multiple and discrete. A provisional diagnosis of bilateral breast abscess was made with suspicion of underlying malignancy. Incision and drainage through subareolar incision was performed and the adjoining tissue was excised and sent for histopathological examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, CNMCH, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Rajan Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Mithilesh Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gaurav
authors.forename: Amar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents