How to treat non-lactation mastitis

Nowadays, many women suffer from breast diseases. Therefore, once such diseases are discovered, patients need timely treatment to avoid other problems that may worsen the condition. So how to treat non-lactation mastitis? Let's ask an expert to introduce this issue.

Mammary duct ectasia: Under normal conditions, only the opening of the mammary duct is covered with squamous epithelium. The squamous epithelium of duct ectasia can cover the inner wall of the duct. Its keratinized debris and lipid secretions can block the lumen of the duct and stimulate the duct wall to produce an inflammatory response.

Inverted or deformed nipple: due to abnormal, narrow or dilated duct opening, secondary inflammation and infection.

Traumatic fat necrosis is also possible.

Special infection with anaerobic bacteria: may be one of the important causes.

According to clinical manifestations, this disease can be divided into three clinical types:

Acute breast abscess type: The patient suddenly develops breast redness, swelling, heat, pain and abscess formation. Fluctuation can often be felt during physical examination, and in some cases the abscess may rupture on its own and discharge pus. Local manifestations are severe and rapid, but the systemic inflammatory response is mild, with moderate fever or no fever. In a few cases, leukocytosis is not obvious.

Breast lump type: Breast lumps appear gradually, with slight or no pain, no redness or swelling of the skin, clear boundaries of the lumps, and no history of fever. This type is often misdiagnosed as breast cancer.

Chronic fistula type: There is often a history of recurrent breast inflammation and pain, and some cases may have a history of surgical drainage. The fistula may be connected to the input tube near the nipple and may not heal for a long time. In severe cases, multiple fistulas and breast deformation may occur, and there may often be repeated pus discharge and inflammatory masses in the breast or around the fistula.

Diagnosis: It can be made in young and middle-aged women who develop acute breast abscesses, inflammatory masses and chronic recurrent fistulas during the non-lactating period and which do not heal for a long time.

The above is the opinion of the experts on this issue introduced to us. Treatment according to the above experts' questions can well ensure the safety of the patients and avoid other problems. Therefore, the patients' treatment should be timely. Once a problem occurs, timely medical treatment is required. Finally, I wish the patients a quick recovery.