1. Breast infections can occur in lactating or non-lactating breasts and include conditions like acute bacterial mastitis, breast abscess, periductal mastitis, tuberculosis of the breast, and superficial breast infections.
2. Presentation varies based on the type of infection but may include fever, breast tenderness, swelling, erythema, nipple discharge, and decreased milk flow. Diagnostic workup involves tests like FBC, CRP, diagnostic needle aspiration, USS, and cultures.
3. Management involves supportive measures, effective milk removal in lactating breasts, antibiotics tailored to the causative organism, and surgery if abscesses are large or fail to resolve with antibiotics