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===Pre-pubertal Mastitis===
===Pre-pubertal Mastitis===
This helps in deciding whether to treat or not.


===Periductal Vs Ductal===
===Periductal Vs Ductal===

Revision as of 16:39, 5 August 2016

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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

Classification

Mastitis can be classified according to several subtypes based on the etiology, duration of disease, anatomical location and age of patient as follows:

Puerperal vs. Nonpuerperal Mastitis

This classification is important when counseling patients on prevention.

Chronic vs. Acute Mastitis

Pre-pubertal Mastitis

This helps in deciding whether to treat or not.

Periductal Vs Ductal

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