A 27-year-old male asked:
doc believe i had a nipple infection & almost healed , but ultrasound still shows something is there, is it the pus that hardened? will it go away ?
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Dr. Martin Raff answered
56 years experience Infectious Disease
Hard to know: This could be a residual focus of undrained infeciton, could be inflammatory material remaining in a successfully treated area, could be a mass which initiated the infection in your nipple originally. What does your doctor say? They are in the best position to advise you.
Answered on Apr 29, 2013
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