Risk Factors for Development and Recurrence of Primary Breast Abscesses

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Surgeons Vol. 211; no. 1; pp. 41 - 48
• Main Authors: Gollapalli, Vinod, MD, Liao, Junlin, PhD, Dudakovic, Amela, PA-C, Sugg, Sonia L., MD, FACS, Scott-Conner, Carol E.H., MD, PhD, FACS, Weigel, Ronald J., MD, PhD, FACS
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.07.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Abscess - etiology; Abscess - pathology; Abscess - surgery; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Body Piercing - adverse effects; Breast Diseases - etiology; Breast Diseases - pathology; Breast Diseases - surgery; Case-Control Studies; Chi-Square Distribution; Diabetes Complications; Epidemiology; Female; General aspects; Humans; Logistic Models; Medical sciences; Obesity - complications; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Recurrence; Registries; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Smoking - adverse effects; Surgery; Medicine; Relapse; Treatment; Surgery; Abscess; Risk factor; Primary; Development; Breast; Mammary gland; Epidemiology

Background We investigated risk factors that predispose to the development of primary breast abscesses and subsequent recurrence. Study Design This was a case control study of patients with a primary or recurrent breast abscess, with recurrence defined by the need for repeated drainage within 6 mont...