[Treatment of non-lactation suppurative mastitis]

The author analyses the case records of 238 patients who were treated at the clinic for nonpuerperal mastitis during a period of 10 years. Concomitant diseases were encountered in 31.7% and trauma of the breast in 14.1% of patients. Staphylococcus was the main causative agent (in 85%) of nonpuerperal mastitis. Surgical operation was the method of choice in the treatment of this form of mastitis; it was undertaken in 237 of the 238 patients. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of making sparing incisions which ensure good immediate results and the best cosmetic effect.