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  2. Postoperative wounds - Wikipedia

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    [2] [4] Most infections are present within the first 30 days after surgery. [5] Surgical wounds can become infected by bacteria, regardless if the bacteria is already present on the patient's skin or if the bacteria is spread to the patient due to contact with infected individuals. [ 5 ]

  3. Mastitis - Wikipedia

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    Breast with visible infection and inflammation, right before a surgical intervention for breast abscess. Breast right after surgical intervention for breast abscess. A breast abscess is a collection of pus that develops in the breast with various causes. [14] During lactation, breast abscess develops only rarely, most sources cite about 0.4–0 ...

  4. Cellulitis - Wikipedia

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    Cellulitis in 2015 resulted in about 16,900 deaths worldwide, up from 12,600 in 2005. [8] Cellulitis is a common global health burden, with more than 650,000 admissions per year in the United States alone. In the United States, an estimated 14.5 million cases annually of cellulitis account for $3.7 billion in ambulatory care costs alone.

  5. I Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Age 22. Then a ... - AOL

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    After Kristin Moya Polanco discovered a golf-ball-size lump in her breast, a lethal bacteria left her untreatable while the cancer continued to spread. Read her story here.

  6. Breast surgery - Wikipedia

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    The combined effects of radiation and breast cancer surgery can in particular lead to complications such as breast fibrosis, secondary lymphoedema (which may occur in the arm, the breast or the chest, in particular after axillary lymph node dissection [5] [6]), breast asymmetry, and chronic/recurrent breast cellulitis, each of these having long ...

  7. Skin infection - Wikipedia

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    A skin infection is an infection of the skin in humans and other animals, that can also affect the associated soft tissues such as loose connective tissue and mucous membranes. [ citation needed ] They comprise a category of infections termed skin and skin structure infections (SSSIs), or skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs), [ 1 ] and acute ...

  8. How a popped pimple lead to a staph infection for one woman - AOL

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  9. Subareolar abscess - Wikipedia

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    In a recent review article, antibiotics treatment, ultrasound evaluation and, if fluid is present, ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of the abscess with an 18 gauge needle, under saline lavage until clear, has been suggested as initial line of treatment for breast abscess in puerperal and non-puerperal cases including central (subareolar ...