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A breast abscess develops as a complication of mastitis in 5–11 % of breastfeeding women. The most common causative organism is Staphylococcus aureus.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 116, India

    Ramya Ramakrishnan MBBS, MS (Gen Surg), FRCS (Ed) (Professor)

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Correspondence to Ramya Ramakrishnan MBBS, MS (Gen Surg), FRCS (Ed) .

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  1. PushpagiriMedical College Hospital, Kerala, India

    Suresh S David

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Ramakrishnan, R. (2016). Breast Emergencies. In: David, S. (eds) Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2713-7_25

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