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Mastitis turns to abscess
I'm a breast feeding women and last few days I'm facing milk clogging.. keep on feeding and gave warm compression also but still it's not going.. I feel i might have got mastitis or abscess.. there is a slight discharge in my breast and no fever , no redness on skin , but there is fluid filled mass swelled with little pain.. I'm really worried it may turned into abscess pls give me suggestion on this
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Dr. Nikitha Murthy
Gynecologist
8 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello!
If there is no signs of infection there could be a collection of milk in a small pocket in the breast- galactocele. However to differentiate from abscess do get yourself examined by a surgeon or Gynecologist.
Take care!
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