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When to seek medical advice

By Mayo Clinic staff

If you have an apparent breast infection that fails to improve despite a week of treatment with antibiotics, ask your doctor to do a further breast evaluation. This may include imaging studies such as ultrasound, mammogram or MRI scan and a biopsy. If test results show no signs of cancer, but your signs and symptoms appear to be getting worse, talk with your doctor about performing another biopsy — especially one that includes a skin sample — or ask for a referral to a breast specialist.

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Feb. 2, 2008

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