What is mastitis

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Mastitis is usually said to be a milk sore, mainly in the case of poor discharge of milk, the formation of suppurative disease, will have the characteristics of breast swelling and pain. Let's see what is mastitis.

What is mastitis

First of all: mastitis is an acute suppurative disease characterized by redness, swelling and pain of the breast, poor discharge of milk, resulting in abscess and carbuncle. Most of the cases occurred in postpartum lactation, especially in primipara. It is commonly known as whelk.

Secondly: according to the different periods of onset, there are several names: those occurred in lactation, called external blowing mastitis; those occurred in pregnancy, called internal blowing mastitis; those occurred in non lactation and non pregnancy, called non lactation mastitis. Acute suppurative mastitis in modern medicine belongs to the category of mastitis.

Finally: its clinical characteristics are: breast lumps, swelling pain, accompanied by systemic fever, thick pus after ulceration. Most of them occurred in lactating women who were not full moon after delivery, especially in those with broken nipples or stagnant milk. In the presence of similar manifestations, need to distinguish with other aspects of breast symptoms.

matters needing attention

Pay attention to breast health, maintain a stable mood, should be light, wearing a bra should be loose. In the treatment, need to be completed under the guidance of the doctor, can not self medication, to avoid delay of the disease.