Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2019
A 22-year-old postparturient woman on the 12th day after the normal childbirth informs of elevated body temperature up to 39°C for the last 3 days and pain in her right mammary gland. The right mammary gland is enlarged, hot to touch, tense, hyperemic, and painful. Palpation reveals there a dense infiltration 8×8 cm with a fluctuation in its center. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- Postpartum period, day 12. Right-sided lactostasis
- Postpartum period, day 12. Right-sided serous mastitis
- Postpartum period, day 12. Right-sided gangrenous mastitis
- Postpartum period, day 12. Right-sided phlegmonous mastitis
- Postpartum period, day 12. Right-sided infiltrative-purulent mastitis
Correct answer
Postpartum period, day 12. Right-sided infiltrative-purulent mastitis
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