Idiopathic Subareolar Breast
Abscess in a Male Patient
Published: January 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.5404
Senthil Kumar Aiyappan, Upasana Ranga, Saveetha Veeraiyan
1. Associate Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam, Kancheepuram, Tamilnadu, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam, Kancheepuram, Tamilnadu, India.
3. Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam, Kancheepuram, Tamilnadu, India.
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Senthil Kumar Aiyappan,
Associate Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital,
Thandalam, Kancheepuram, Tamilnadu- 602105, India.
E-mail: senthilkumarpgi@yahoo.co.in
Abstract
We present a case of left breast abscess in a young male patient who presented with acute onset swelling left breast. Imaging studies helped in accurate diagnosis and the case was managed by subareolar incision and drainage. Subareolar breast abscess is an uncommon entity in male and should be kept as a differential diagnosis for male breast swellings.
Keywords
Axillary lymphnodes, Breast swelling, Pectoralis muscles