Inflammation of breast tissue during lactation or postpartum due to an obstructed duct or infection. Mastitis can also occur in non-breastfeeding women, and rarely in men. INFLAMMATION of the BREAST, or MAMMARY GLAND.
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DOID:10690; Inflammatory breast disease; Inflammatory disease of breast; Inflammatory disorder of breast (disorder); NCIT:C53662; breast infection; breast inflammation; breast inflammation NOS; breast inflammation NOS (disorder); http://identifiers.org/medgen/9901; http://identifiers.org/mesh/D008413; http://identifiers.org/snomedct/45198002; http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0024894; inflammation of breast