Pneumococcal puerperal mastitis in a lactating mother

A lactating woman presenting with puerperal pneumococcal mastitis: a case report

INTRODUCTION Streptococcus pneumoniae is an uncommon etiologic agent in soft-tissue infections. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 35-year-old Caucasian woman who presented to our facility with puerperal pneumococcal mastitis, and review the only other three cases of pneumococcal mastitis described in the medical literature. CONCLUSIONS The roles of the various pneumococcal vaccines ...

Treatment of Sporadic Acute Puerperal Mastitis

OBJECTIVE The purposes of this study were to compare the efficacy of amoxicillin and cephradine for the treatment of sporadic acute puerperal mastitis (SAPM) and to evaluate the microbiology and clinical parameters of this infection. METHODS We conducted a prospective, randomized, single-blinded study comparing amoxicillin, 500 mg orally q 8 h for 7 days, and cephradine, 500 mg orally q 6 h f...

Expanding Disease Spectrum Associated With Puerperal Mastitis

BACKGROUND Staphylococcus aureus and the beta-hemolytic streptococci are the commonest causes of puerperal mastitis which tends to be a localized disease process. This report describes 2 cases attributable to these bacteria that resulted in extramammary involvement and augmented morbidity. CASES Two cases of postpartum mastitis are described, one leading to necrotizing fasciitis caused by gro...

Mammographic and sonographic spectrum of non-puerperal mastitis.

The goal of this study was to explore possible specific mammographic and sonographic features in women with non-puerperal mastitis (NPM), in order to make an accurate diagnosis and prevent unnecessary surgical procedures. From a group of 93 patients with NPM diagnosed between 1987 and 1992, the mammograms of 41, the sonograms and cytology of 47, and the histology of seven patients were retrospe...

Pneumococcal bacteraemia in mother and son.