Pus from nipple

Pus discharge from the nipple is a symptom that many female patients with papillitis have. Nipple health has a great impact on women's breast health and even overall health, so after nipple inflammation occurs, women must seek treatment in time. There are many ways to treat papillitis. Here I will introduce you to the treatment methods of papillitis!

1. Antibiotic application

It can be administered orally or by intramuscular injection. For example, cephalexin 0.25g, 4 times/d, orally; or cefadroxil (cefotaxime) 0.25g, 4 times/d, orally; or lincomycin (lincomycin) 0.25g, 3 times/d, orally; erythromycin 0.5g can be used, orally, 2 times/d.

2. Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this disease is related to "liver qi stagnation and internal heat stagnation" and should be treated based on the principle of "soothing the liver and promoting qi, clearing away heat and detoxifying". Commonly used Chinese herbal medicines include:

(1) Burdock Soup: 9g each of cooked burdock, raw gardenia, honeysuckle, and forsythia, 12g each of whole burdock (crushed), dandelion, 4.5g each of tangerine peel and tangerine leaves, 6g of bupleurum, and 9g of phellodendron. Decoction in water, 1 packet per day.

(2) Drink for sores and ulcers: 9g each of pangolin beads, soapberry, angelica root, radix trichosanthis, and dried tangerine peel, 6g each of frankincense and myrrh, 30g each of honeysuckle, red peony root, and dandelion. Decoction in water, 1 serving per day. This prescription has the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, clearing away heat and detoxifying, and reducing swelling and softening hard masses.

(3) Take 1 whole piece of Rhizoma Corydalis (weighing 100-200g), decoct it in water and apply the residue to the affected area while it is still hot.

(4) Take 60-120g of fresh dandelion and 30-60g of green onion, mash them into a paste, apply it to the affected area, tie it tightly with a bandage or triangular bandage, and change the dressing once a day.

3. Abscess incision and drainage

For patients with subareolar cellulitis or abscess, incision and drainage should be performed. In order to prevent damage to the sebaceous glands in the areola and the formation of milk fistula, the following points should be noted during surgery: ① Make an arc-shaped incision along the edge of the areola. ② After cutting the skin and subcutaneous tissue, insert vascular forceps or fingers into the abscess cavity to stretch the abscess cavity partitions one by one to facilitate drainage. ③ When using vascular clamps to open the abscess cavity, it should be parallel to the areola skin and expanded close to the areola skin. Do not enter too deep or perpendicular to the mammary duct to avoid damaging the lactiferous duct.