European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A CASE STUDY ON MAMMARY SINUS SECONDARY TO SUBAREOLAR ABSCESS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH KSHARA SUTRA AND KSHARA VARTI

*Dr. Shailaja S. V. and Dr. Junita K. Swer

ABSTRACT

Stana vidradhi is one of the Bahya vidradhi, a disease in which abscess develops in the breast. Non-puerperal subareolar mastitis and abscess is a benign breast entity often associated with prolonged morbidity. Through better understanding of the underlying disease process by imaging, physical and clinical findings of this rare process can be more readily recognised and treatment options expedited, improving patient care. Subareolar abscess also called Zuska’s disease, is a sub-cutaneous abscess of the breast tissue beneath the areola of the nipplewhich forms mammary sinus. Kshara sutra,kshara varti are the chief modality in the treatment in the Ayurvedic science and has been explained in Nadivrana was carried out for the management of mammary sinus. In the present study, the patient diagnosed with mammary sinus which was secondary to subareolar abscess was underwent incision and drainage, due to improper drainage leads to the formation of mammary sinus. The patient received in the opd of SKAMC & HRC has been treated with Kshara sutra, kshara varti. The patient is treated on opd basis with weekly change of thread and every three days change of kshara varti. The patient recovered well with complete excision of tract within 2 months.

Keywords: Mammary sinus, subareolar abscess, stanagata nadivrana, kshara sutra, kshara varti.