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Infection in a breast, either mastitis or breast abscess may cause a discharge. [1] [3] Eczema of the nipple may result in a discharge with crusting of the nipple skin. [5] Nipple discharge may be due to breast cancer, particularly if there is an accompanying breast lump. [4] A blood-stained discharge may appear in Paget's disease. [5]
Areolar glands, especially during pregnancy and lactation, emit odors that reliably cause newborn babies to face the breast and locate the nipple. Cleaning the breast or otherwise masking these scents makes it harder for newborns to find the nipple, and to get an important first drink of immunoprotective colostrum .
The exact etiology is unknown, but it is considered likely to be a flareup of atopic dermatitis during pregnancy. [6] It is sometimes considered to be a term encompassing Besnier's prurigo gestationis and other conditions. [7] It is sometimes considered a diagnosis of exclusion. [8]
Changes in breast size during pregnancy may be related to the sex of the infant, as mothers of female infants have greater changes in breast size than mothers of male infants. [14] Many people and even medical professionals mistakenly think that breastfeeding causes the breasts to sag (referred to as ptosis).
Nipple pigmentation or areolar pigmentation is pigmentation (darkening) of the nipple or areola. It is dose-dependently induced as an effect of estrogens and can occur normally during pregnancy and breastfeeding or as a side effect of high-dose estrogen therapy. [1] [2]
Pregnancy-related cutaneous conditions are a group of skin changes observed during pregnancy. Pages in category "Pregnancy-related cutaneous conditions" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
Dermatoses of pregnancy are the inflammatory skin diseases that are specific to women while they are pregnant. [1] While some use the term 'polymorphic eruption of pregnancy' to cover these, [ 2 ] this term is a synonym used in the UK for Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy , [ 3 ] which is the commonest of these skin conditions.
[1] [3] Other pregnancy associated skin diseases must be ruled out alongside obstetric cholestasis, which is a disorder that affects the liver during pregnancy. [6] There is a great deal of overlap between the following conditions in pregnancy: eczema, prurigo, and pruritic folliculitis. Because of this, they are grouped in a class called ...