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Complications

By Mayo Clinic staff

When mastitis isn't adequately treated, or it's related to a blocked duct, a collection of pus (abscess) can develop in your breast. An abscess usually requires surgical drainage. To avoid this complication, talk to your doctor as soon as you develop signs or symptoms of mastitis.

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