Breast eczema

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Breast eczema
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 L30.8 (ILDS L30.852)

Breast eczema (also known as "Nipple eczema") may affect the nipples, areolae, or surrounding skin, with eczema of the nipples being of the moist type with oozing and crusting, in which painful fissuring is frequently seen, especially in nursing mothers.[1]:78 It will often occur in pregnancy even without breast feeding.

Persisting eczema of the nipple in the middle-aged and elderly needs to be discussed with a doctor, as a rare type of breast cancer called Paget's disease can cause these symptoms.

See also

  • Skin lesion

References

  1. ↑ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
Dermatitis and eczema (L20–L30, 690–693,698)
Atopic dermatitis
Seborrheic dermatitis
Contact dermatitis
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Eczema
Pruritus/Itch/
Prurigo
Other/ungrouped

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