What are the symptoms of mild mastitis?

Mastitis is most common among lactating women. Generally, when the disease first occurs, obvious discomfort in the breasts will appear. However, many friends still don’t know much about this disease, which may lead to worsening of the disease due to untimely treatment. So what are the clinical reactions of this disease in specific circumstances? The editor will give a detailed explanation below, let’s take a look together.

1. Lump. Women with mastitis will have lumps in their breasts, which is a more obvious feature. The lump in the patient's breast is generally about the size of a broad bean. If you touch it with your hand, you can clearly feel that the lump is hard and movable, but there will not be any obvious pain. A small number of patients may experience dull pain, tingling, etc. Or there may be high local skin temperature and tenderness, and a hard nodule with unclear boundaries and tenderness.

2. Breast deformation. If patients find a lump in their breast, they should pay special attention to it because it is about to develop into breast deformation. That is, the skin where the lump is found will bulge, and the local skin will appear in the shape of orange peel, and may adhere to the skin. The lump will not rupture, and it is not easy to form pus or dissipate. There may also be a series of changes such as edema, discoloration, eczema, etc.

3. Nipple discharge. Nipple discharge is an obvious symptom of mastitis, which helps people detect the disease early. Generally, the fluid flowing out of the nipple will appear bloody or serous. At the same time, the patient may experience chills, high fever, headache, weakness, rapid pulse and other general weakness symptoms. Then at this time we should go to the hospital for further diagnosis.

In general, the symptoms of mild mastitis are relatively easy to distinguish. Therefore, female friends should pay attention to observe changes in their breasts. Once any adverse reactions mentioned in the article are found, they should be checked and treated in time. It is best to curb the development of the lesions as soon as possible to avoid further cancer.