Mastitis classification

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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]

Classification

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