Breast abscess physical examination

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


Overview

Patients with breast abscess are remarkable for the breast tenderness, swelling, redness and warmth of the skin.[1] [2]

Physical examination

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Skin

Neck

Lungs

No abnormalities

Heart

  • Regular rhythm
  • No murmurs, rubs or gallops

Neuromuscular

Alert and patient oriented X3

References

  1. Jahanfar S, Ng CJ, Teng CL (2013). "Antibiotics for mastitis in breastfeeding women". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2): CD005458. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD005458.pub3. PMID 23450563.
  2. Lam E, Chan T, Wiseman SM (2014). "Breast abscess: evidence based management recommendations". Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 12 (7): 753–62. doi:10.1586/14787210.2014.913982. PMID 24791941.