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cesses
Figure 8b
E xp lo ratio n o f the cavity , break ing d o wn any lo culi
Figure 8c
D rain fixed to the sk in
Figures 8: Surgical drainage of an abscess
Special sites
Breast abscesses
(F igures 9 a to 9 d )
– B reast abscesses are usually sup erficial, but d eep o nes, when they o ccur, are m o re
d ifficult to d iagno se and d rain.
Medical treatment (ind urated stage)
– A ntibio tic treatm ent (see abo ve)
– A p p ly a co nstrictive band age, sto p breast-feed ing fro m the infected breast; exp ress
m ilk using a breast p um p to avo id engo rgem ent.
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Figure 8b
E xp lo ratio n o f the cavity , break ing d o wn any lo culi
Figure 8c
D rain fixed to the sk in
Figures 8: Surgical drainage of an abscess
Special sites
Breast abscesses
(F igures 9 a to 9 d )
– B reast abscesses are usually sup erficial, but d eep o nes, when they o ccur, are m o re
d ifficult to d iagno se and d rain.
Medical treatment (ind urated stage)
– A ntibio tic treatm ent (see abo ve)
– A p p ly a co nstrictive band age, sto p breast-feed ing fro m the infected breast; exp ress
m ilk using a breast p um p to avo id engo rgem ent.
276
