Postpartum care: lactational mastitis: practice question

A OBG question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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OBG · Postpartum care: lactational mastitis

Sample item

A breastfeeding patient has focal painful breast erythema, fever, and flu-like symptoms. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Lactational mastitis

Lactational mastitis is breast inflammation, often with bacterial infection, causing focal pain, erythema, fever, and malaise. Effective milk drainage and appropriate treatment are important; nonresolving cases require reassessment.

Option by option

  • A. Lactational mastitis (correct)

    Correct. This is the typical acute lactational presentation.

  • B. Galactorrhea from prolactinoma

    Prolactinoma causes milk secretion rather than focal hot erythema.

  • C. Fibroadenoma

    Fibroadenoma is a benign discrete mass.

  • D. Inflammatory breast cancer in every case

    Cancer is considered if symptoms do not resolve, but acute lactation-associated fever favors mastitis.

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What is the answer to this OBG question?

The best answer is A, Lactational mastitis. Lactational mastitis is breast inflammation, often with bacterial infection, causing focal pain, erythema, fever, and malaise.

Why is "Galactorrhea from prolactinoma" not the answer?

Prolactinoma causes milk secretion rather than focal hot erythema.

Why is "Fibroadenoma" not the answer?

Fibroadenoma is a benign discrete mass.

Why is "Inflammatory breast cancer in every case" not the answer?

Cancer is considered if symptoms do not resolve, but acute lactation-associated fever favors mastitis.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Postpartum care: lactational mastitis in OBG. Effective milk drainage and appropriate treatment are important; nonresolving cases require reassessment.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Postpartum care: lactational mastitis?

Learn management algorithms as steps: PPH, eclampsia, ectopic pregnancy. Then use the flashcards and the other OBG questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.