A lump that is painful and presenting in a lactating women is generally an abscess. The actual lump of the abscess is preceeded by redness and inflammation of the skin and the tissue over the area of ...

Nipple-piercing and smoking could lead to breast abscess, according to a new study in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Researchers at the University of Iowa found the ...

Women who smoke or pierce their nipples are more likely to develop a breast abscess, according to a new study. Researchers found the odds of developing primary breast abscess were six times higher in ...

Nipple piercings may be in fashion these days, but women who have them are at much higher risk for developing painful, recurrent breast abscesses, a new study reports. The abscesses pus-filled ...

Breast abscesses represent a significant clinical challenge, particularly in lactating women, where they often arise as complications of mastitis. The management of these infections has evolved ...

When 18-year-old Kaylee Busfield noticed a small lump in her left breast which gave her no pain nor discomfort, she decided to ignore it. Then the lump started getting bigger and became painful. So ...

Martha Kalifatidis has headed to hospital after what she thought was a blocked milk duct turned out to be an abscess in her breast. The former Married At First Sight star, 34, who recently welcomed ...

Breast abscess is an accumulation of pus in the breast tissue. Breast infections are usually caused by common bacteria. Infections occur almost exclusively in breast-feeding mothers. A breast abscess ...

Clinical presentation of lactational breast abscess usually includes fever, chills, malaise, and recent or recurrent mastitis. Pain, erythema, and firmness over an area of the breast are typically ...