[Nonpuerperal mastitis in the hormonal stimulated breast (author's transl)]

Three patients with nonpuerperal mastitis are presented. The inflammation was supposedly related to hormonal stimulation of the breast. One patient suffered from hyperplasia of the breast, the second patient exhibited a rapidly growing fibroadenoma, a third patient developed a recurrent purulent mastitis on the basis of galactorrhea. All patients improved after exclusive administration of bromocriptine without the addition of antibiotics.