In the first days of their lives, kids adapt to life outside the mother's womb. Since the birth rate of the child sharply decreases the level of female sex hormones that he received during pregnancy from the mother through the placenta, this leads to the formation of a hormonal burst, the so-called sexual crisis. One of the signs of its manifestation is the swelling of the mammary glands. In the event that against the background of this physiological process occurs infection of the gland in newborns can develop mastitis. Infection can get through the excretory ducts of the breast or damaged skin, due to insufficient care for the child.
Mastitis in an infant is a manifestation of
It should be noted that mastitis can occur in both girls and boys. As a rule, this disease manifests itself in the second and third week of the child's life. Instead of reducing the manifestations of swelling of the mammary glands, they grow and smoothly pass into the form of a purulent process. Intoxication with purulent mastitis in newborns manifests itself by raising the temperature to 38-39 degrees, as well as convulsions against the background of fever. The baby becomes sluggish, restless, refuses to eat. As the process progresses, the redness of the skin of the breast appears, it thickens, increases in size and becomes very painful.
Mastitis in children - treatment
If you have any suspicions of the occurrence of this disease in your child, then you should immediately call a specialist. Treatment of mastitis in newborns is carried out exclusively in stationary conditions.
At the initial stage, when there is no purulent discharge, a conservative treatment is prescribed. It consists in applying
At the stage of suppuration of the focus, surgical intervention and removal of pus are needed, after which drainage is inserted into the wound and special resorbable dressings are applied. Also, without fail, prescribe a course of antibiotics, vitamins and physiotherapy.
As a rule, the prognosis for mastitis in infants is quite favorable, in case the treatment was provided in a timely manner. But it should be noted that girls due to purulent mastitis may die part of the breast or block some of its ducts.