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 and clinical presentation into subtypes.[1]
- Site: subcutaneous, subareolar, interlobular, central and retromammary.
- Clinical presentation: Lactational and Non-Lactational.
Pathophysiology
As the breast abscess is the complicated form of the mastitis so, the pathogenesis like the mastitis pathogenesis. Moreover, breast abscess is one form of the skin abscesses which is a cavity in the skin soft tissue containing pus. The abscess is formed by the necrotizing tissues caused by bacterial infection and immune system. The pathophysiology depends on the lactation state of the woman either lactating condition or non-lactating.
Pathogenesis
Abscess
References
- ↑ Dixon JM (1994). "ABC of breast diseases. Breast infection". BMJ. 309 (6959): 946–9. PMC 2541130. PMID 7755694.
- ↑ Kobayashi SD, Malachowa N, DeLeo FR (2015). "Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus abscesses". Am J Pathol. 185 (6): 1518–27. doi:10.1016/j.ajpath.2014.11.030. PMC 4450319. PMID 25749135.