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Pain when pressing on the breast
Redness
Lumps in breasts
Affected area has swelled up
Lumpy breasts
Fever then no fever then fever again
The area is hot to touch
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Content updated on Sep 20, 2022
What is mastitis?
Inflammation of the breast, caused by bacteria entering the milk ducts or by a duct becoming blocked. Good breastfeeding technique and avoiding pressure on the breast can help prevent it.
Symptoms of mastitis
Pain when pressing on the breast
Swelling of the affected area
Breast lump
Affected area is warm to touch
Fever
Currently breastfeeding
Questions your doctor may ask to check for mastitis
Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose mastitis
Is there pain when pressing on the breast?
Is the affected area swollen?
Do you feel a lump in your breast?
Is the affected area of your body hot to touch?
Do you have a fever?
Treatment for mastitis
It is safe to continue breastfeeding. Painkillers and antibiotics can relieve symptoms and clear the infection, respectively.
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References
Spencer JP. Management of mastitis in breastfeeding women. Am Fam Physician. 2008 Sep 15;78(6):727-31. PMID: 18819238.
https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2008/0915/p727.html
Erivwo P, Turashvili G. Pathology of IgG4-related sclerosing mastitis. J Clin Pathol. 2021 Aug;74(8):475-482. doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2020-207029. Epub 2020 Dec 16. Erratum in: J Clin Pathol. 2021 Dec;74(12):e16. PMID: 33328182.
https://jcp.bmj.com/content/74/8/475
Vasileiou NGC, Mavrogianni VS, Petinaki E, Fthenakis GC. Predisposing factors for bacterial mastitis in ewes. Reprod Domest Anim. 2019 Oct;54(10):1424-1431. doi: 10.1111/rda.13541. Epub 2019 Aug 27. PMID: 31361921.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/rda.13541
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Scott Nass, MD, MPA, FAAFP, AAHIVS (Primary Care Physician)
Dr. Nass received dual medical degrees from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Charles R. Drew University in Medicine and Science. He completed Family Medicine residency at Ventura County Medical Center with subsequent fellowships at Ventura, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, George Washington University, and University of California-Irvine. He holds faculty appointments at Keck School of Medicine of USC, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and Western University of Health Sciences.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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