Chronic mastitis is also known as benign breast disease, or fibrocystic disease. Symptoms include a lump, referred to as a fibroadenoma, or general lumpiness in the breast causing discomfort. There may be a discharge from the nipple and it tends to be worse pre-menstrually.
It usually occurs in women in their 30s and 40s and seems to be related to changes in the amount of hormones circulating in the blood.
According to the website, emedicinehealth, chronic mastitis occurs in women who are not breastfeeding. Hormonal changes in the body cause the milk ducts to become clogged with dead skin cells and debris. These clogged ducts make the breast more prone to bacterial infection. This type of infection tends to come back after treatment with antibiotics.
I know that you mentioned that you have been seen by a specialist. Was this physician an infectious disease specialist?
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Chronic mastitis is also known as benign breast disease, or fibrocystic disease. Symptoms include a lump, referred to as a fibroadenoma, or general lumpiness in the breast causing discomfort. There may be a discharge from the nipple and it tends to be worse pre-menstrually.
It usually occurs in women in their 30s and 40s and seems to be related to changes in the amount of hormones circulating in the blood.
According to the website, emedicinehealth, chronic mastitis occurs in women who are not breastfeeding. Hormonal changes in the body cause the milk ducts to become clogged with dead skin cells and debris. These clogged ducts make the breast more prone to bacterial infection. This type of infection tends to come back after treatment with antibiotics.
I know that you mentioned that you have been seen by a specialist. Was this physician an infectious disease specialist?
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