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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The most potent risk factor in the development of mastitis occurs in women who are breastfeeding especially if they have sore or cracked nipples or have had mastitis before while breastfeeding another baby | The most potent risk factor in the development of mastitis occurs in women who are breastfeeding especially if they have sore or cracked nipples or have had mastitis before while breastfeeding another baby. | ||
Nipple piercings pose a risk due to bacterial infection following the injury and hormonal stimulation by the piercing <ref name="pmid21876102">{{cite journal| author=Leibman AJ, Misra M, Castaldi M| title=Breast abscess after nipple piercing: sonographic findings with clinical correlation. | journal=J Ultrasound Med | year= 2011 | volume= 30 | issue= 9 | pages= 1303-8 | pmid=21876102 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21876102 }} </ref> | ==Risk Factors== | ||
The most potent risk factor in the development of mastitis occurs in women who are breastfeeding especially if they have sore or cracked nipples or have had mastitis before while breastfeeding another baby. | |||
<br>Other common risk factors of mastitis include: | |||
*women who use only one position to breastfeed | |||
*Wear a tight-fitting bra which may restrict milk flow | |||
*Women with chronic medical conditions example [[diabetes]], [[chronic illness]], [[AIDS]], or an impaired immune system may be more susceptible to the development of mastitis. | |||
*Nipple piercings pose a risk due to bacterial infection following the injury and hormonal stimulation by the piercing <ref name="pmid21876102">{{cite journal| author=Leibman AJ, Misra M, Castaldi M| title=Breast abscess after nipple piercing: sonographic findings with clinical correlation. | journal=J Ultrasound Med | year= 2011 | volume= 30 | issue= 9 | pages= 1303-8 | pmid=21876102 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21876102 }} </ref> | |||
[[Diabetes]] and many conditions with suppressed immune system can cause various infections of the breast and mastitis. Such conditions often present with inflammation of peripheral tissue and exotic infections. | [[Diabetes]] and many conditions with suppressed immune system can cause various infections of the breast and mastitis. Such conditions often present with inflammation of peripheral tissue and exotic infections. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
The most potent risk factor in the development of mastitis occurs in women who are breastfeeding especially if they have sore or cracked nipples or have had mastitis before while breastfeeding another baby.
Risk Factors
The most potent risk factor in the development of mastitis occurs in women who are breastfeeding especially if they have sore or cracked nipples or have had mastitis before while breastfeeding another baby.
Other common risk factors of mastitis include:
- women who use only one position to breastfeed
- Wear a tight-fitting bra which may restrict milk flow
- Women with chronic medical conditions example diabetes, chronic illness, AIDS, or an impaired immune system may be more susceptible to the development of mastitis.
- Nipple piercings pose a risk due to bacterial infection following the injury and hormonal stimulation by the piercing [1]
Diabetes and many conditions with suppressed immune system can cause various infections of the breast and mastitis. Such conditions often present with inflammation of peripheral tissue and exotic infections.
References
- ↑ Leibman AJ, Misra M, Castaldi M (2011). "Breast abscess after nipple piercing: sonographic findings with clinical correlation". J Ultrasound Med. 30 (9): 1303–8. PMID 21876102.