Treatment of recurrent breast abscess by cupping therapy and raw papaya paste dressing: A case report

A 38-year-old female patient was diagnosed with third episode of breast abscess that was evacuated and drained by cupping therapy, followed by application of raw papaya dressing. Unani medicines were prescribed during the course of the treatment for fifty days. It was observed that the wound healed up with no episode of recurrence of breast abscess. The breast abscess was successfully treated with Unani therapeutic approach.

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