Listen
Print: How can my doctor tell if I have mastitis?
Your doctor will ask you about your symptoms and examine the affected breast. He or she will check for swelling, tenderness and a painful, wedge-shaped area on the breast that is a tell-tale sign of mastitis.
Next: Treatment
Source
Management of Mastitis in Breastfeeding Women by Jeanne P. Spencer, MD (American Family Physician September 15, 2008, http://www.aafp.org/afp/20080915/727.html)
Written by familydoctor.org editorial staff
Reviewed/Updated: 02/11
Created: 10/09
