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  2. 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 ...

  3. Galactocele - Wikipedia

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    They present as a firm mass, often subareolar, and are caused by the obstruction of a lactiferous duct. Clinically, they appear similar to a cyst upon examination. [2] The duct becomes more distended over time by epithelial cells and milk. It may rarely be complicated by a secondary infection and result in abscess formation.

  4. Nonpuerperal mastitis - Wikipedia

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    Nonpuerperal breast abscesses have a higher rate of recurrence compared to puerperal breast abscesses. [6] There is a high statistical correlation of nonpuerperal breast abscess with diabetes mellitus (DM). On this basis, it has recently been suggested that diabetes screening should be performed on patients with such abscesses. [7] [8]

  5. Mastitis - Wikipedia

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    A breast abscess is a collection of pus that develops in the breast with various causes. [13] During lactation, breast abscess develops only rarely, most sources cite about 0.4–0.5% of breastfeeding women. [7] Known risk factors are age over 30, primiparous (first birth) and late delivery. No correlation was found with smoking status; however ...

  6. Breast disease - Wikipedia

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    Worldwide, breast cancer is the leading type of cancer in women, accounting for 25% of all cases. [5] It is most common in women over age 50. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a red or scaly patch of skin. [6]

  7. Peptostreptococcus - Wikipedia

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    Peptostreptococcus can cause brain, liver, breast, and lung abscesses, as well as generalized necrotizing soft tissue infections. They participate in mixed anaerobic infections , a term which is used to describe infections that are caused by multiple bacteria that do not require or may even be harmed by oxygen.

  8. Nipple discharge - Wikipedia

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    Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) usually presents with abnormal findings on mammography, but can less frequently present with a lump or nipple discharge in women, [12] whereas in men with DCIS, nipple discharge is the common presentation. [13] Infection in a breast, either mastitis or breast abscess may cause a discharge.

  9. Granulomatous mastitis - Wikipedia

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    The lesion is in some cases very difficult to distinguish from breast cancer and other causes such as infections (tuberculosis, syphilis, corynebacterial infection, mycotic infection), autoimmune diseases (sarcoidosis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis), foreign body reaction and granulomatous. Reaction in a carcinoma must be excluded.

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