1 Day Of Fever in Surgery — 28yo Woman | General Surgery | SMLE Q#1627
SMLE Question #1627
Surgery
General Surgery
Objective: OBJ-TRACH-EMERG-01
Last updated: February 2026
A 28-year-old woman, 10 days postpartum and breastfeeding, presents with 1 day of fever, chills, and severe right breast pain. Examination shows a 5 cm tender mass in the upper outer quadrant with erythema; it is fluctuant and the overlying skin is markedly thinned without necrosis. She is alert and haemodynamically stable. What is the most appropriate next step in management?
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