Bloody nipple discharge in an infant

Although milky nipple discharge appears frequently in infants, bloody nipple discharge is a very rare finding. We experienced a 4-month-old, breast-fed infant who showed bilateral bloody nipple discharge with no signs of infection, engorgement, or hypertrophy. The infant's hormonal examination...

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Published inClinical and experimental pediatrics Vol. 53; no. 10; pp. 917 - 920
Main Authors Seo, Ji Yeon, Kim, Sang Jeong, Lee, Soon Joo, Song, Eun Song, Woo, Young Jong, Choi, Young Youn
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) Clinical and Experimental Pediatics / Korean Pediatric Society 01.10.2010
The Korean Pediatric Society
Korean Pediatric Society
대한소아청소년과학회
Subjects
Babies
Biopsy
Blood
Breast cancer
Breastfeeding & lactation
Case Report
Discharge
Food contamination & poisoning
Herbal medicine
Infant
Infections
Medicine
Nipple
Pediatrics
Tumors
Ultrasonic imaging
소아과학
Infant
Nipple
Blood
Discharge
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Summary:Although milky nipple discharge appears frequently in infants, bloody nipple discharge is a very rare finding. We experienced a 4-month-old, breast-fed infant who showed bilateral bloody nipple discharge with no signs of infection, engorgement, or hypertrophy. The infant's hormonal examination and coagulation tests were normal, and an ultrasound examination revealed mammary duct ectasia. The symptoms resolved spontaneously within 6 weeks without any specific treatment, except that we advised the mother to refrain from taking herbal medicine. Since no such case has been previously reported in Korea, we present this case with a brief review of the literature.
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ISSN:1738-1061
2092-7258
2713-4148
DOI:10.3345/kjp.2010.53.10.917