Clinical presentation of lactational breast abscess usually includes fever, chills, malaise, and recent or recurrent mastitis. Pain, erythema, and firmness over an area of the breast are typically ...

A subareolar abscess is a lump that forms on the breast. This lump can be painful and include swelling. The bump is a collection of pus. Subareolar abscesses can be painful. They can make your breast ...

Periductal mastitis is a condition where lactiferous ducts in the breast are distended and filled with amorphous eosinophilic material and foam cells, with concomitant presence of severe periductal ...

After welcoming twins June 11, Bachelor star Lauren Burnham-Luyendyk was hospitalized for postpartum complications. Her husband Arie Luyendyk has been sharing updates on her mastitis condition and ...

Mastitis, occurring in approximately 1-3% of new mothers, is an unexpected bump in the road for those with newborns. Breastfeeding is a crucial time between a mother and her infant where important ...

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2007;52(6):595-605. In summary, because of indistinct boundaries, milk stasis, and the presence of inflammatory cytokines, infectious and noninfectious processes imitate ...

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Many nursing mothers who have been hospitalized for breast abscesses are afflicted with the "superbug" methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, but according to new research, conservative ...