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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
In most cases, patients may present after few days of delivery with breast complaints local to a part of the breast, often close to the nipple and areola, more often the upper inner side of the breast, rarely whole breast affected and mostly only one breast. | |||
The most common symptoms of mastitis include:<ref name="pmid26426034">{{cite journal| author=Kent JC, Ashton E, Hardwick CM, Rowan MK, Chia ES, Fairclough KA et al.| title=Nipple Pain in Breastfeeding Mothers: Incidence, Causes and Treatments. | journal=Int J Environ Res Public Health | year= 2015 | volume= 12 | issue= 10 | pages= 12247-63 | pmid=26426034 | doi=10.3390/ijerph121012247 | pmc=4626966 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26426034 }} </ref><ref name="pmid26169080">{{cite journal| author=An JK, Woo JJ, Lee SA| title=Non-puerperal mastitis masking pre-existing breast malignancy: importance of follow-up imaging. | journal=Ultrasonography | year= 2016 | volume= 35 | issue= 2 | pages= 159-63 | pmid=26169080 | doi=10.14366/usg.15024 | pmc=4825209 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26169080 }} </ref> redness of the area, [[pain]] local to affected area and local differential warmth | |||
Less commonly, Some patients may also experience [[Influenza|flu]]-like symptoms such as [[Aches]], [[Shivering]] and [[chills]]. | |||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
In most cases, patients may present after few days of delivery with breast complaints local to a part of the breast, often close to the nipple and areola, more often the upper inner side of the breast, rarely whole breast affected and mostly only one breast. | |||
===Most common symptoms=== | |||
The most common symptoms of mastitis include:<ref name="pmid26426034">{{cite journal| author=Kent JC, Ashton E, Hardwick CM, Rowan MK, Chia ES, Fairclough KA et al.| title=Nipple Pain in Breastfeeding Mothers: Incidence, Causes and Treatments. | journal=Int J Environ Res Public Health | year= 2015 | volume= 12 | issue= 10 | pages= 12247-63 | pmid=26426034 | doi=10.3390/ijerph121012247 | pmc=4626966 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26426034 }} </ref><ref name="pmid26169080">{{cite journal| author=An JK, Woo JJ, Lee SA| title=Non-puerperal mastitis masking pre-existing breast malignancy: importance of follow-up imaging. | journal=Ultrasonography | year= 2016 | volume= 35 | issue= 2 | pages= 159-63 | pmid=26169080 | doi=10.14366/usg.15024 | pmc=4825209 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26169080 }} </ref> | |||
*redness of the area, | |||
*[[pain]] local to affected area | |||
*diffuse density/palpable mass of varying volume | |||
*local differential warmth. | |||
*swollen lymph nodes on the affected side, rarely both sides | |||
===Less Common Symptoms=== | ===Less Common Symptoms=== | ||
Some | Some patients may also experience [[Influenza|flu]]-like symptoms such as: | ||
* [[Aches]] | * [[Aches]] | ||
* [[Shivering]] and [[chills]] | * [[Shivering]] and [[chills]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]
Overview
In most cases, patients may present after few days of delivery with breast complaints local to a part of the breast, often close to the nipple and areola, more often the upper inner side of the breast, rarely whole breast affected and mostly only one breast.
The most common symptoms of mastitis include:[1][2] redness of the area, pain local to affected area and local differential warmth Less commonly, Some patients may also experience flu-like symptoms such as Aches, Shivering and chills.
History and Symptoms
In most cases, patients may present after few days of delivery with breast complaints local to a part of the breast, often close to the nipple and areola, more often the upper inner side of the breast, rarely whole breast affected and mostly only one breast.
Most common symptoms
The most common symptoms of mastitis include:[1][2]
- redness of the area,
- pain local to affected area
- diffuse density/palpable mass of varying volume
- local differential warmth.
- swollen lymph nodes on the affected side, rarely both sides
Less Common Symptoms
Some patients may also experience flu-like symptoms such as:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kent JC, Ashton E, Hardwick CM, Rowan MK, Chia ES, Fairclough KA; et al. (2015). "Nipple Pain in Breastfeeding Mothers: Incidence, Causes and Treatments". Int J Environ Res Public Health. 12 (10): 12247–63. doi:10.3390/ijerph121012247. PMC 4626966. PMID 26426034.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 An JK, Woo JJ, Lee SA (2016). "Non-puerperal mastitis masking pre-existing breast malignancy: importance of follow-up imaging". Ultrasonography. 35 (2): 159–63. doi:10.14366/usg.15024. PMC 4825209. PMID 26169080.