Kathleen,
About five years ago a pregnant woman attended my LLL meeting.  At the end 
of the meeting, when I asked if there were any questions, she asked if 
anyone else had ever experienced mastitis while they were pregnant.  No one 
had and we strongly suggested she contact her health care provider for a 
diagnosis and treatment since her symptoms were very similar to mastitis. 
She ended up being treated with Keflex which did not help the situation. 
The infection worsened, she had to be hospitalized and was given IV 
antibiotics.  She went into pre-term labor and had an emergency cesarean. 
While she was still in the hospital, it was determined that she had 
inflammatory breast cancer (see http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/6_2.htm), not 
mastitis.  I certainly hope this is not the case for the woman in your unit, 
but am passing this information along in case it is relevant.

Sara Dodder Furr, MA
LLL Leader in Lincoln, Nebraska
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Date:    Mon, 30 May 2005 18:53:34 -0400
From:    Kathleen Schmitz <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Breast infection in a 20 week pregnant women

I am caring for a pregnant women who came into our unit today with
complaint of not feeling well, nauseated over the last 2 days.  She is
flushed, temp 98.8 orally. Has been treated for a breast infection over the
past week with Keflex.
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