Breast abscess treatment(MCQ) 

Q. Most appropriate management of breast abscess is?


a. Antibiotics
b. Warm compress
c. Incision and drainage
d. Mastectomy

Answer: c. Incision and drainage

✍For a well-formed breast abscess antibiotic alone are not sufficient to resolve it.
✍In such circumstance prompt commencement of antibiotics and repeated aspiration is usually successful.
✍Surgical incision and drainage of a lactational abscess is necessary if there is marked skin thinning i.e., skin ischaemia or pressure necrosis and/or needle aspiration or catheter drainage becomes unsuccessful.
✍Since in aforementioned question there is no any option as needle aspiration with antibiotic as answer, the next best option will be incision and drainage.
✍Whatever the method be, drainage of any pus collection is must in cases of breast abscess.


Topic: Breast surgery, Breast abscess.



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