Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2007
A woman consulted a doctor on the 14-th day after labor about sudden pain, hyperemy and induration of the left mammary gland, body temperature rise up to 39°C, headache, indisposition. Objectively: fissure of nipple, enlargement of the left mammary gland, pain on palpation. What pathology would you think about in this case?
Answer options
- Breast cancer
- Lactational mastitis
- Lacteal cyst with suppuration
- Phlegmon of mammary gland
- Fibrous adenoma of the left mammary gland
Correct answer
Lactational mastitis
Explanation
A woman consulted a doctor on the 14th day after labour about sudden pain, hyperemy and induration of the left mammary gland, body temperature rise up to 39°C, headache, indisposition. Objectively: fissure of nipple, enlargement of the left mammary gland, pain on palpation. What pathology would you think about in this case?
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