CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BREAST ABSCESS IN BREASTFEEDING WOMEN UNDERGOING TREATMENT AT HA NOI OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY HOSPITAL

Thị Thu Hà Nguyễn, Tuấn Đạt Đỗ, Thị Huyền Thương Phan

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Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics of breast abscess in breastfeeding women undergoing treatment at Hanoi obstetrics and gynecology Hospital. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional experimental study was conducted on 102 breastfeeding patients diagnosed and treated for breast abscess at Hanoi Maternity Hospital in 2023. Results: The average age of participants was 27.8 years, with 63.7% being first-time pregnant individuals. About 61.8% of pregnant individuals had a history of previous cesarean section. Most pregnant women had a white blood cell count ≥ 10G/L. Additionally, the majority of abscess cases exhibited heterogeneous echogenicity (70.6%), lacked a capsule (67.6%), and had no loculations (72.5%). Conclusion: Breast abscess cases showed an elevated white blood cell count, and the majority of abscesses exhibited heterogeneous echogenicity, lacked a capsule, and had no loculations.

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