Kamran Bashir Khan, Ansar Latif, Saad Ansar, Faisal Shabbir.
Inflammatory Breast Disease-Analysis of patients Being Treated at AllamaIqbal Memorial Hospital.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(1):94-7.

Aim: To analyze the outcome of treatment in patients of breast abscess and mastitis admitted in surgical department of Allama Iqbal Memorial Teaching Hospital, Sialkot Study Design: Prospective analytical. Place and duration of study: Department of Surgery, Allama Iqbal Memorial Teaching Hospital affiliated with Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College, Sialkot; from January 2016 to August 2017 . Methods : All patients who presented and admitted with a Diagnosis of Breast Abscess were included irrespective of clinical presentation , age , abscess size and co-morbidities. Patients who refused admission or treated as OPD patients were not included in the study. Available treatment options were discussed with the patient , and the patient's priority was given consideration for the final treatment . Patients were classed in two groups- Group I – surgical; patients who were operated under G/A Results: Total of 265 patients were enrolled while 72 patients did not complete 3 months follow up were dropped from the study. Age ranging from 16-43 (22 + 9) years. Lactating patients were 167 while non-lactating were 26. Known diabetics were 65. Group I – surgical patients underwent incision and drainage were 132 and Group II patients managed conservatively were 61. We had no mortality. In postoperative period, complications which came across were ischemia, skin excoriation, wound sepsis and postoperative septicemia. Conclusions: Though there are certain advantages of freedom from general anesthesia and misery of repetitive dressings; the conservative treatment or minimal invasive ultrasound guided aspirations for small breast abscesses cause more morbidity and disfigurement and may end up in surgery. The definite treatment is surgical drainage in large as well as small abscesses in the breast which have significant less morbidity .

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