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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2026

Antibiotic-refractory unilateral breast abscess with contralateral cystic lesion in a pubertal girl: a case report.

Yuhong Zhang, Cailing Tong

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yuhong ZhangDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Cailing TongDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.

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Abstract

Pediatric breast abscesses require timely infection control while minimizing injury to the developing breast. We report an 11-year-old pubertal girl with persistent left breast pain, swelling, and erythema after 7 days of oral antibiotic therapy. Physical examination revealed a fluctuant left breast mass and a tender contralateral cystic lesion. Inflammatory markers were elevated. Ultrasonography demonstrated a heterogeneous left-sided collection with peripheral vascularity, consistent with abscess formation, whereas the right breast showed a well-circumscribed anechoic cyst without inflammatory features. The antibiotic-refractory abscess was treated by incision and drainage, and the contralateral cyst was managed by needle aspiration. Culture of the purulent fluid yielded

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breast cystbreast-preserving managementpediatric breast abscesspubertyultrasonography

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