Mastitis : Complications

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Complications could include:
Mastitis is an infection of the ducts of the breast. It usually only occurs in women who are breastfeeding their babies.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Mastitis is an infection of the breast. It usually only occurs in women who are breastfeeding their babies.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
An abscess is a localized collection of pus in any part of the body that is surrounded by swelling (inflammation.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 25, 2006
An abscess is a place of accumulation of the creamy white, yellow, or greenish fluid, known as pus, surrounded by reddened tissue. It is the result of the body ' s inflammatory response to a foreign body or a bacterial, viral, parasitic, or fungal infection.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
An abscess is an enclosed collection of liquefied tissue, known as pus, somewhere in the body. It is the result of the body ' s defensive reaction to foreign material.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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