I have been contacted by a desperate mother who I have helped with 
breastfeeding.  Her question is breast related, but is not about breastfeeding, 
so please forgive me as this is off topic.  I have her permission to post about 
this situation.  She is hoping that someone on this list might be able to provide 
her with some information or direction. 

Her 17 year old daughter developed a painful, small, bruised looking area on 
her breast almost 3 weeks ago.  She is not an athlete, nor had she had any 
type of trauma to the breast. She rated her pain as an 8 or 9 and her mother 
took her to the emergency room where she was told she had an infection and 
was given an antibiotic.  Daily, since then, the bruise has grown larger and 
more discolored.  At this point the whole breast is bluish grey and the 
discoloration is spreading to the center of her chest.  The pain has persisted.  
She has seen an OB-GYN, an internist, has had a sonogram which showed 
nothing and today saw a breast surgeon.  She has been told that this is a non 
traumatic bruise and if it does not get better she will be referred to a 
hematologist.  The breast surgeon told her it was not inflammatory breast 
cancer.  Evidently everyone who has seen her has said they have never seen 
anything like this before.

If anyone has seen something like this, or has any thoughts about it, please 
reply to me at [log in to unmask]  This mother is hoping that since we 
collectively have seen many, many breasts that someone might have some 
information that can help her.  

Thank you,
Beth Seidel, IBCLC
Pekin Hospital, Pekin, IL
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