35. Breath Pathology I

Question 1

A 29 year old woman comes to the doctor with a complaints of pain on one of her breast. The doctor exams her and she finds a small red area of inflammation below the nipple. The patient is given antibiotics and recovers. What is the cause of the inflamation?

A. Excess estrogen
B. Streptococcus infection
C. Cyclosporine use
D. HPV infections 
E. Staphylococcus infection

RFA

Answer 1

Ans. E The description fits Acute mastitis infection cause by- Staph

A. Excess estrogen- can cause Fibroadenoma

B. Streptococcus infection- would involve the entire breast

C. Cyclosporine use- Fibroadenoma

E. HPV infections- no relation to breast pathology