Breast abscess history and symptoms

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]

Breast abscess can be noticed first by the patient like a breast mass or lump. The patient usually has current breast infection(mastitis) or history of the infection. The symptoms include fever, fatigue, skin induration and nipple discharge.

In order to get precise diagnosis of breast abscess, these items should be put in consideration:^{[1] [2]}

• Local painful breast lump
• History of mastitis
• Nipple discharge
• Risk factors of the breast abscess like trauma, duct ectasia or insect bites
• If lactating patient: breast-feeding history
• If non-lactating history: diabetic history

Breast abscess has a typical abscess symptoms which are:

• Fever and fatigue
• Redness
• Warmth
• localized swelling
• Breast skin induration

• Nipple discharge^[3]
• Fistula

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