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Mastitis: Symptoms and Treatment

Signs and Symptoms:
The main manifestations are:
* Swelling
* Ulceration of the breast, especially near the nipple
* Red skin
* Formation of a hard zone may be hot to the touch
* Yellow discharge, no pus coming from the nipple
* Fever, which can reach 39 ° C
* Tiredness
* Malaise

Diagnosis:
See your doctor if you have more than 39 degrees. You should also do so if the breast becomes red, swollen and painful or secretes a greenish-yellow liquid, thick or blood tinged. The doctor will examine your chest and perform a routine blood test to check white blood cell count is high, a sign of infection. Depending on circumstances, will remove some of pus or fluid for microscopic examination. If in addition to infection, is another symptom may advise a mammogram and biopsy.

Treatment:
* Avoid the nipple to crack or become inflamed. If you have cracks, protect it well to breastfeed until the injury has healed
* Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water before breastfeeding
* Also wash your breasts with warm water and dry it carefully before and after feeding

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Mastitis

Definition:
This is inflammation of the mammary gland. Often occurs in women who breastfeed, especially during the first weeks. In general there is a serious disorder and is cured in a few days.

Usually not a serious disease, but should not be ignored. Usually is confined to the chest and rarely spreads to other parts of the body, especially if treated early. Some doctors advise women who do not breastfeed for a few days the baby to see if it heals. In this case, you can use an extractor, or their own hands, to get milk and avoid congested chest. If the baby is ingesting some bacteria to milk, it will be eliminated by the gastric juices of the child, without coming to harm.

Causes:
Mastitis occurs as the result of a bacterial infection that invades the milk ducts or other structure of the breast. The bacteria that most commonly causes this problem is Staphylococcus aureus that in through the narrow cracks or fissures that are in or around the nipple. How are you cracks are common in the early weeks of breastfeeding, women who have just had a child are particularly vulnerable to mastitis.

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