Condition: Breast Abscess · Sponsor: Gujranwala medical college District Headquarters Hospital, Gujranwala
Breast abscess, marked by localized collection of pus, frequently follows mastitis. Its prevalence soars up to 16% in the developing world. It usually presents in lactating mothers but also develops in prepubertal females as well. Conventionally it has been treated by surgical incision and drainage with antibiotic coverage, whether oral, intramuscular or intravenous. This approach requires hospital stay and general anesthesia but also have complications like scarring and disfigurement. With the financial and emotional impacts of this technique , surgeons have opted needle aspiration of breast abscess as a standardized treatment. It has been very successful in the management of breast abscess as it spares the patients from long hospital stays and the cosmetic complications. It may require to repeat the procedure till the complete resolution of symptoms which can be effectively assessed by the clinical symptoms of the patient like redness of the skin, pain, tenderness and ultrasonographical evidence of pus accumulation. Systemic antibiotics are still frequently administered for prophylactic and therapeutic purposes. It has been shown in previous studies that systemic antibiotics may not be as effective as deemed earlier due to local pathogenesis. The use of local antibiotics is not a novel concept but a firmly established fact , whether its the earliest sterilization of the operative field or treating open wounds and fractures . Studies have shown great effect of local use of a…
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