Acute mastitis commonly occurs during-
Correct Answer: Lactation
Description: • Involvement of the interlobular connective tissue of the breast by an infectious process.
• The patient develops nipple fissuring and milk stasis, which initiate a retrograde bacterial infection.
• Emptying of the breast using breast suction pumps shortens the duration of symptoms and reduces the incidence of recurrences.
• The addition of antibiotic therapy results in a satisfactory outcome in >95% of cases.
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