Question

A 29-year-old woman, 2 weeks postpartum, presents with fever, breast tenderness, and a red, swollen area on the right breast. She is breastfeeding. What is the most appropriate management step?

Accepted Answer

Prescribe oral flucloxacillin and encourage continued breastfeeding

Answer

Advise to stop breastfeeding immediately

Answer

Topical antibiotic cream only

Answer

Immediate incision and drainage

Answer

Stop breastfeeding from the affected side only

Practice question

A 29-year-old woman, 2 weeks postpartum, presents with fever, breast tenderness, and a red, swollen area on the right breast. She is breastfeeding. What is the most appropriate management step?