neonatal mastitis (infective)
Last reviewed 01/2018
Neonatal mastitis is an uncommon condition
- occurs in full term infants in the first few weeks of life
- girls are affected twice as often as boys
- initial management consists of intravenous antibiotics, while in cases of abscess formation, incision and drainage is indicated
Notes:
- breast abscess complicating neonatal mastitis may affect future development
of the breast involved
- therefore optimisation of clinical management aiming to reduce the possibility of abscess formation seems reasonable
- for patients treated with incision and drainage in infancy, planned, long-term follow up is recommended
Reference:
- Stauffer WM, Kamat D . Neonatal mastitis. Pediatr Emerg Care 2003;19:165-6.
- Panteli C et al. Long-term consequences of neonatal mastitis. Arch Dis Child. 2012 Jul;97(7):673-4. Epub 2012 May