Mastitis history and symptoms

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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

In most cases, patients may present after few days of delivery with breast complaints local to a part of the breast, often close to the nipple and areola, more often the upper inner side of the breast, rarely whole breast affected and mostly only one breast.

The most common symptoms of mastitis include:[1][2] redness of the area, pain local to affected area and local differential warmth Less commonly, Some patients may also experience flu-like symptoms such as Aches, Shivering and chills.

History and Symptoms

In most cases, patients may present after few days of delivery with breast complaints local to a part of the breast, often close to the nipple and areola, more often the upper inner side of the breast, rarely whole breast affected and mostly only one breast.

Most common symptoms

The most common symptoms of mastitis include:[1][2]

  • redness of the area,
  • pain local to affected area
  • diffuse density/palpable mass of varying volume
  • local differential warmth.
  • swollen lymph nodes on the affected side, rarely both sides

Less Common Symptoms

Some patients may also experience flu-like symptoms such as:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kent JC, Ashton E, Hardwick CM, Rowan MK, Chia ES, Fairclough KA; et al. (2015). "Nipple Pain in Breastfeeding Mothers: Incidence, Causes and Treatments". Int J Environ Res Public Health. 12 (10): 12247–63. doi:10.3390/ijerph121012247. PMC 4626966. PMID 26426034.
  2. 2.0 2.1 An JK, Woo JJ, Lee SA (2016). "Non-puerperal mastitis masking pre-existing breast malignancy: importance of follow-up imaging". Ultrasonography. 35 (2): 159–63. doi:10.14366/usg.15024. PMC 4825209. PMID 26169080.


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