Catalog

Neonatal staphylococcal mastitis

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Neonatal staphylococcal mastitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/278570125

A staphylococcal pyoderma affecting the breasts of neonates, whose breast tissue may be enlarged as a result of transplacentally transmitted maternal oestrogens. It is twice as common in female as in male infants; most cases are unilateral. The neonatal breast tissue is swollen, warm and erythematous. In severe cases a purulent discharge may be expressed from the nipples.