Suggest Treatment For Pain And Swelling On The Breast

Posted on Thu, 20 Aug 2015

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Question : My son is 46 years old and has cerebral palsy. He recently began to experience pain on his left breast with s swollen and very sensitive nipple which feels hot. The pain caused him to go to the emergency room last night. The ER doctor was unable to diagnose his condition and did not prescribe medication. Time has not alleviated the pain or the symptoms. Can you help us?

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
An underlying infection could be responsible.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone through the description. It seems that the breast and nipple are inflamed due to some reason. There could be an underlying abscess which is responsible for the inflammation. An abscess in other words is a localized infection. The resultant inflammation can cause the area to be sensitive and swollen. I would suggest some analgesic like naproxen taken as needed, and hot compress to be given alternating with cold compress. The infection needs to be contained and antibiotics might also be needed. If these steps provides relief, its fine, else, you should seek surgical assistance and get it re-evaluated. If there is an underlying abscess, it might need to be drained.

Please see a doctor at the earliest.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar