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What Causes Recurring Breast Infections?

Well I have been having breast infections for about a year now. They come and go or sometimes just stay awhile with or without antibiotics. I have already had an unsuccessful surgery and go Iin for aan ultrasound tomorrow to attempt surgery agsin. I have been reading up on the zuska disease and it seems to fit very well. I am also a smoker. What are the tests to find out Iif my theory is correct and what changes to treatment would be needed? How can this befixed? After a year of near continuous infection and pain im desperate.
Fri, 7 Jun 2019
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Hello,

* Recurrent breast infection usually indicate lower immunity status or ongoing hidden inflammation inside the body.

Kindly provide me further details so that I can answer your query more precisely as below

1. Breast pain with details
2. Changes visible outside and palpable inside the breast during this period
3. Discharge of liquid, pus, blood from the nipples
4. Available reports of mammography or else as scanned documents in the attachment.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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What Causes Recurring Breast Infections?

Hello, * Recurrent breast infection usually indicate lower immunity status or ongoing hidden inflammation inside the body. Kindly provide me further details so that I can answer your query more precisely as below 1. Breast pain with details 2. Changes visible outside and palpable inside the breast during this period 3. Discharge of liquid, pus, blood from the nipples 4. Available reports of mammography or else as scanned documents in the attachment. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon