A breast complication of intravenous drug abuse

Breast infection is now much less common than it used to be. It most commonly occurs in women in the 18 to 50 age group, and can be divided into lactational and non-lactational infection. The most common causative organism isStaphylococcus aureus , although enterococci and Anerobic streptococci are also seen in non-lactational infection.1An unusual case is reported with a new aetiology for breast sepsis.