Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	77610
Country	China

Category	Medicine, General & Internal
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Lactation mastitis: Promising alternative indicators for early diagnosis
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Qian Huang, Xue-Mei Zheng, Mao-Lin Zhang, Ping Ning and Meng-Jun Wu
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Ping Ning, MD, Doctor, Doctor, Department of Breast, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, No. 1617 Riyue Avenue, Qingyang District, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan Province, China. nping11@163.com
Key Words	Lactation mastitis; Milk electrolyte concentration; Milk electrical conductivity; Pathogenesis; Mechanism; Early diagnosis
Core Tip	It has been found that milk electrolyte concentrations and electrical conductivity (EC) significantly change in the early stages of lactation mastitis (LM) in an animal model, allowing the early and specific diagnosis of LM. These indicators have not been reported in the diagnosis of LM in humans. We summarize the pathogenesis and the mechanism of LM in terms of milk electrolyte concentrations and EC and aim to provide new ideas for the early diagnosis of LM in humans.
Citation	Huang Q, Zheng XM, Zhang ML, Ning P, Wu MJ. Lactation mastitis: Promising alternative indicators for early diagnosis. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(31): 11252-11259

Received	2022-05-09 06:30
Peer-Review Started	2022-05-09 06:34
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2022-08-21 10:29
Revised	2022-08-31 08:23
Second Decision	2022-09-21 03:42
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2022-09-22 02:47
Articles in Press	2022-09-22 02:47
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Typeset the Manuscript	2022-10-18 01:41

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