Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2016
A woman addressed a gynecologist on the 20th day of puerperal period with complaints of pain in the left mammary gland, purulent discharge from the nipple. Objectively: Ps- 120/min., body temperature is 39°C. The left mammary gland is painful, larger than the right one, the skin there is hyperemic; in the upper quadrant there is an infiltrate 10x15 cm in size with soft center. Blood test: ESR - 50 mm/hour, leukocytes - 15,0 × 109/l. What would be the treatment tactics?
Answer options
- Lance the mammary gland abscess in a maternity department
- Refer to a gynecology department
- Refer to a postnatal department
- Transfer to a surgical department for surgical treatment
- Refer to a surgeon for conservative treatment
Correct answer
Transfer to a surgical department for surgical treatment
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