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Year : 2011 | Volume
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Necrotizing mastitis: Report of 2 cases
PS Agbo, OO Opara, M Oboirien, H Inuwa, M Umar, R Bayo
Department of Surgery, Usmanu Dan Fodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
P S Agbo Department of Surgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 2370, Sokoto, 840001 Nigeria
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
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Background: Necrotizing mastitis (NM) is a rare form of necrotizing soft tissue infection involving the breast. It is often a rapidly progressing infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue with high morbidity and mortality if not promptly treated.
Methods: We report two cases of necrotising mastitis in which both presented with acute features of breast pain and swelling with associated fever.
Results: There was resulting gangrene with complete loss of affected breast in one case and partial loss of skin and subcutaneous tissue in the other.
One of the patients left the hospital with a healed, grafted wound while the other left with a clean granulating wound because she had no money for skin grafting.
Conclusion: Necrotising mastitis is a rare clinical condition that may present with auto amputation of the breast if treatment is delayed.
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