Risk Factors, Symptoms, and Treatment of Lactational Mastitis

JAMA. 2023 Feb 21;329(7):588-589. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.0004.

Authors

Adetola F Louis-Jacques¹, Margarita Berwick¹, Katrina B Mitchell²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
² Breast Surgery Program, Ridley Tree Cancer Center, Santa Barbara, California.

PMID: 36701134
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.0004

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This JAMA Insights Clinical Update reviews the risk factors for and symptoms of lactational mastitis and provides a potential treatment algorithm.

MeSH terms

Breast Feeding* / adverse effects
Female
Humans
Lactation
Mastitis* / diagnosis
Mastitis* / etiology
Mastitis* / therapy
Risk Factors