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What should be done for a breast abscess 1 year post nursing?
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Treatment: Treatment of a breast abscess would be antibiotics and surgical drainage if there is a fluid collection causing the infection.
Answered 11/6/2013
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Breast surgeon: Breast abscesses can be painful and recurrent. They can be related to breast feeding but could be from a new problem eg mammary duct fistula . Please get a referral to a breast surgeon to have the problem evaluated and treated.
Answered 11/23/2013
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