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Mastitis is an inflammation of breast tissue that sometimes involves an infection. The inflammation results in breast pain, swelling, warmth and redness.
A bacterial infection called mastitis also may develop in the affected milk duct, causing breast tenderness, inflammation in the area around the nipple (areola) ...
A collection of infected fluid called an abscess in breast tissue also can cause a breast lump. The lump often is linked with breast pain, redness in that area ...
Causes · Breast abscess · Inflammatory breast cancer · Mammary duct ectasia · Mastitis (an infection in breast tissue) · Nipple dermatitis · Paget's disease of the ...
Inflammatory breast cancer can easily be confused with a breast infection, which is a much more common cause of breast swelling and skin changes. Seek ...
Breast-feeding actually helps clear the infection. Weaning your baby abruptly is likely to worsen your signs and symptoms. Your doctor might refer you to a ...
Causes · Breast abscess · Inflammatory breast cancer · Mammary duct ectasia · Mastitis (an infection in breast tissue.) · Nipple dermatitis · Paget's disease of the ...
A firm, round lump in breast tissue could be a fluid-filled cyst. Typically not cancerous, breast cysts often need no treatment.
If an abscess has developed and antibiotics and self-care don't work, the affected milk duct may be surgically removed. This procedure is done through a tiny ...
Infection or bleeding at the biopsy site; Altered breast appearance, depending on how much tissue is removed and how the breast heals; Additional surgery or ...
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