Breast disorders in nursing mothers

Am Fam Physician. 1990 May;41(5):1509-16.

Abstract

Family physicians should be familiar with the details of breast feeding and with the breast disorders that may occur during lactation. Such disorders range from relatively minor problems, such as sore nipples, milk stasis and mastitis, to more serious conditions, such as abscesses and neoplasms. Inflammatory changes are easily treated with frequent breast emptying; infectious processes require antibiotics. Surgical intervention may be needed for some conditions. Pregnancy or lactation should not delay or alter the diagnosis and treatment of suspected breast carcinoma.

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis
  • Abscess / etiology
  • Abscess / therapy
  • Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
  • Bacterial Infections / etiology
  • Bacterial Infections / therapy
  • Breast Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Breast Diseases* / etiology
  • Breast Diseases* / therapy
  • Breast Feeding*
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Breast Neoplasms / therapy
  • Female
  • Fibrocystic Breast Disease / diagnosis
  • Fibrocystic Breast Disease / therapy
  • Humans
  • Mastitis / diagnosis
  • Mastitis / etiology
  • Mastitis / therapy
  • Puerperal Infection / diagnosis
  • Puerperal Infection / therapy