Looking for help for a patient we currently have in clinic - patient
     has been nursing for five months - for the last two months,Mom has
     been complaining re a deep radiating pain in lt. breast, that starts
     at the base of the breast (7 o'clock position) and radiates to the
     nipple - it has become unbearable and Mom is thinking of discontinuing
     breastfeeding - she has been treated with mycostatin (even though her
     physician did not feel she or the baby had any signs of candiasis, and
     has not had any mastitis - but was treated with antibiotics due to
     pain - at six weeks she did have cracked nipples which healed on their
     own - following a feeding the mother states that the deep radiating
     pain can last for as long as two hours and is accompanied with deep
     feeling of being itchy in the breast - does this sound like deep duct
     candiasis? Any suggestions for further assessment or treatment would
     be greatly appreciated.