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==Overview== | |||
In most cases, patients may present a few days after delivery with localized breast complaints. The affected area is often close to the nipple and areola and commonly occurs on the upper inner side of the breast. The affected area usually occurs only on one breast and very rarely is the whole breast affected. | |||
In most cases, patients may present | |||
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 | The most common symptoms of mastitis include: redness of the affected area, [[pain]] local to the affected area and local differential warmth.<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> Some patients may also experience [[Influenza|flu]]-like symptoms, such as [[aches]], [[shivering]] and [[chills]], although this is less common. | ||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
In most cases, patients may present | |||
In most cases, patients may present a few days after delivery with localized breast complaints. The affected area is often close to the nipple and areola and commonly occurs on the upper inner side of the breast. The affected area usually occurs only on one breast and very rarely is the whole breast affected. | |||
===Most common symptoms=== | ===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 | 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 affected 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 patients may also experience [[Influenza|flu]]-like symptoms such as: | Some patients may also experience [[Influenza|flu]]-like symptoms such as: | ||
* [[Aches]] | * [[Aches]] | ||
* [[Shivering]] | * [[Shivering]] | ||
* [[Chills]] | |||
* Feeling [[anxious]] or stressed | * Feeling [[anxious]] or stressed | ||
* [[Fatigue (medical)|Fatigue]] | * [[Fatigue (medical)|Fatigue]] | ||
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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 a few days after delivery with localized breast complaints. The affected area is often close to the nipple and areola and commonly occurs on the upper inner side of the breast. The affected area usually occurs only on one breast and very rarely is the whole breast affected.
The most common symptoms of mastitis include: redness of the affected area, pain local to the affected area and local differential warmth.[1][2] Some patients may also experience flu-like symptoms, such as aches, shivering and chills, although this is less common.
History and Symptoms
In most cases, patients may present a few days after delivery with localized breast complaints. The affected area is often close to the nipple and areola and commonly occurs on the upper inner side of the breast. The affected area usually occurs only on one breast and very rarely is the whole breast affected.
Most common symptoms
The most common symptoms of mastitis include:[1][2]
- Redness of the affected 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.