Sandbox: Breast Abscess
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Synonyms and keywords:
Overview
Historic Perspective
Classification
Breast Abscess may be classified according to site, pathogens and clinical presentation into subtypes.
- Site: subcutaneous, subareolar, interlobular, central and retromammary.[1]
- Pathogens: staph aureus, staph epidermidis, strept pyogen, bacteroids and anaerobes.
- Clinical presentation: Lactational and Non-Lactational.
References
- ↑ Kuwahara T, Tokuhisa Y, Suzuki N, Tomochika S, Inoue Y, Tanaka H; et al. (2016). "[A Case of Ascending Colon Cancer with Extensive Abdominal Wall Abscess]". Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 43 (12): 2341–2343. PMID 28133315.