Open AccessBilateral Neonatal Breast Abscess in a Well-Appearing Neonate
Author(s) -
Muhammad Yusoff Mohd Ramdzan,
Jamil Aiman Mohd Baharuddin,
Nordiyana Azmi,
Nor Azam Ramli,
Nor Rosidah Ibrahim,
Hans Van Rostenberghe
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
malaysian journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1511-4511
DOI - 10.51407/mjpch.v25i1.53
Subject(s) - medicine , cloxacillin , abscess , mastitis , surgery , massage , staphylococcus aureus , pathology , alternative medicine , biology , bacteria , genetics
Neonatal mastitis and abscess are rare and most often unilateral. Neonatal breast massage for physiological breast hypertrophy is suspected to be a predisposing factor in the case reported here: a 14-day-old neonate with bilateral neonatal breast abscess, treated effectively with intravenous cloxacillin and surgical aspiration.