Mum's breast turned black two weeks after she had baby View 4 Images

A new mum was left horrified after one of her breasts turned black as her skin died. The 38-year-old noticed a black mark on her breast just 15 days after giving birth to a preterm baby at 22 weeks.

After a day of worrying symptoms, she went to hospital, where doctors diagnosed her with mastalgia - breast pain that can feel heavy, tender or burning - along with erythema, meaning redness of the skin, and general malaise, a nonspecific feeling of discomfort or illness.

At the time, the patient was not breastfeeding but was pumping, which may have made her breast more vulnerable to infection. She had no previous breast issues, no diabetes, and was a non-smoker. View 4 Images

A breast ultrasound found no abscess or

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