Breast abscess Quiz: Ace Your Exams

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A 28-year-old woman presents to the primary care office due to pain in her right breast, fatigue, and chills. She is four weeks postpartum and currently breastfeeding. Her baby has had difficulty latching on and she often has to use a breast pump to express milk. She has not had recent trauma to her chest and she smokes one pack of cigarettes per day. She has no family history of breast cancer. Temperature is 38.0°C (100.4°F), pulse is 78/min, respiratory rate is 18/min and blood pressure is 120/78 mmHg. Chaperoned exam reveals a 4.5 cm area of erythema over the inferior portion of the right breast with associated tenderness, warmth, induration, and fluctuance. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?  

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