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Breast Abscess

Breast abscess refers to the build-up of pus in the breast generally caused by an infection. It is a painful condition. This condition is commonly seen among breastfeeding women. Breast abscesses can be a complication of breast infection called mastitis. Some of the symptoms of breast abscess are low milk production, redness and warmth in the breast region, and discharge from the nipples.

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Kindly check the test results of breast cancer and explain.

Query: Hi doctor, My mother was diagnosed with grade 4 breast cancer last month. She had abscess drainage from the left breast. Now, she is taking Femara 2.5 and Zometa 4.0 mg. After the next day, she became sick with fever, weakness, and lost consciousness for 30 seconds. We took her to the emergency i...  Read Full »


Dr. Arshad Hussain Shah

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). She has metastatic inflammatory breast cancer with lung and bony metastasis. She needs to control diabetes by doing exercise, diet, and medication. She needs to consult an endocrinologist ...  Read Full »

What could be the reason for sudden painful lump in the breast of a lactating mother?

Query: Hello doctor, My wife is breastfeeding my nine months baby. Suddenly from today morning, her left breast got a lump, and it is painful. Kindly help.  Read Full »


Dr. Reetika

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I fully understand your concern and will surely help you. Can you tell me if she has any fever as well. Is she having more than the required quantity of milk, what the baby is demanding? Any problem in the right breast? Any history of similar complaints? Is your baby co...  Read Full »

What is the treatment for tender lump on breast?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 25-year-old female. My BMI is 22, I am a non-smoker with no ongoing conditions like diabetes. I am not breastfeeding and have never been pregnant. I developed mastitis very suddenly about three weeks ago, by that evening I was in A and E with a lump the size of an egg in one bre...  Read Full »


Dr. Ashaq Hussain Parrey

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Let me assure you that there are no cancers which come suddenly and settles with antibiotics. Breast cancer which progresses over a few period is inflammatory carcinoma of the breast but it does not come in days and settle with antibiotics. You have a breast abscess ...  Read Full »

My 4-month-old baby is not taking milk from my right breast. I have a small puss filled hole on my right breast. Please help.

Query: Hi doctor, I am a mother of a four months old baby. My baby is not taking milk from my right breast. Recently I saw a white color dot on my breast, so I have given milk from the right side. Now it has turned red and after that pus-like thing came out and a small hole has formed. What should I do abo...  Read Full »


Dr. Chandwadkar Ashish

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your concern. Since you are a breastfeeding mother, it can be possible that you might have an infection that can only be confirmed after examination. It can be a small furuncle due to folliculitis which happen in the areas of hair follicles or it can be an absce...  Read Full »

Is it dangerous to feed the baby with some pus after I had I and D for breast abscess?

Query: Hello doctor,Before two weeks, I have undergone I and D for breast abscess, and from that day I have stopped feeding my baby. On the 21st of March doctor checked and said no need of dressing and there is a small lump still present keep a warm compress it will go and told me not to feed the baby. I a...  Read Full »


Dr. Sonal Prasad

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please do not worry. A single episode of a small amount of pus exudation may occur. Ideally, you should have pumped away the first set of milk and then started feeding. But please do not get distressed now. Keep breastfeeding your baby keeping the following things in mi...  Read Full »

What does dense breast on mammogram indicate?

Query: Hello doctor, I had my ultrasound and mammogram for my dense right breast. Can you please help me with the results?  Read Full »


Dr. Vivek Chail

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The mammography done today (attachment removed to protect patient identity) shows mild puckering of skin in the medial, lateral view near the breast's central part. This is not visualized in the cranial caudal view. Today's ultrasound scan shows a small well d...  Read Full »

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