What are mastitis lumps?

When mastitis occurs, a common symptom is the appearance of lumps, and in severe cases it can also cause local redness, swelling, translucency, or the appearance of abscesses and ulcers. Therefore, once these symptoms appear, it is important to take timely treatment measures.

1. If a mastitis lump is found and not treated in time, an abscess will appear within a week. The main symptoms are throbbing pain in the breast, local redness, swelling and translucency of the skin. When pus forms, the center of the lump becomes soft and feels fluctuating when pressed. If it is a deep breast abscess, the entire breast may become swollen, painful, and have a high fever, but the local skin redness, swelling, and fluctuation are not obvious, and a puncture is required for a definitive diagnosis.

2. After the mastitis lump forms an abscess, there may be only one abscess, but sometimes there may be several abscesses. These abscesses may penetrate the skin or enter the milk duct, causing pus to overflow from the nipple. After the ulcer breaks and pus flows out, the pus will drain smoothly, the swelling and pain will be reduced, and the disease will heal. If mastitis lumps are not treated properly, at the wrong time, the abscess may break through the loose connective tissue in front of the pectoralis major fascia, forming a retromammary abscess; or milk may overflow from the wound and form milk leakage; in severe cases, sepsis may occur.

3. Once a lump is found in the breast, regardless of whether it causes pain or not, you should go to the hospital for examination in time. If mastitis occurs, it should be treated early because there are many treatments for mastitis. Do not let the lump grow spontaneously, otherwise it will be very dangerous.