Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2024
A 30-year-old woman on the fifth day after the physiological childbirth complained of swelling of her left breast, pain, reddened skin, and a fever of 38°C. Objectively, her left mammary gland is enlarged, the skin there is red, with cyanosis in the upper-outer quadrant. A sharply painful infiltrate without clear borders can be palpated. Expressing milk does not bring relief. What is the most likely diagnosis in this case?
Answer options
- Breast cancer
- Infected breast cyst
- Erysipelas
- Acute infiltrative mastitis
- Lactostasis
Correct answer
Acute infiltrative mastitis
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