Acute mastitis commonly occurs during-: (A) Pregnancy, (B) Puberty, (C) Lactation, (D) Infancy
Answer is C. • Involvement of the interlobular connective tissue of the breast by an infectious process.
• The patient develops nipple fissuring and milk stasis, which initiate a retrograde bacterial infection.
• Emptying of the breast using breast suction pumps shortens the duration of symptoms and reduces the incidence of recurrences.
• The addition of antibiotic therapy results in a satisfactory outcome in >95% of cases.