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What Does Red And Swollen Breasts And Areola Indicate?

Posted on Tue, 24 Mar 2015

Question: I am 56 yr old woman in excellent health and I have a sore right breast with red and swollen areola, and a red streak on the breast. Should I be concerned?

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Need more information.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for writing to us.

I can understand your concern.

Before giving my opinion, I want to ask few questions from you, so I will be able to give better opinon about it.

Can you please upload the image?

Is there any lump, nipple discharge and lymph node enlargement?

For how long it is there?

Are you on HRT?

Nipple are inverted and any skin changes( puckering) are there?

Please revert back to me with my answers.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Good luck.

Regards
Dr.Richa

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Richa Agarwal (32 minutes later)

There is a lump
No discharge
Noticed pain yesterday and noticed it was swollen and red today
No HRT
No inverted nipples the skin is red

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It can be due to Breast cyst.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Nice to hear from you once again.

Your symptoms are suggestive of a fluid filled Breast cyst which are very common after menopause.

The treatment of cyst is fluid aspiration by needle and fluid will be send for investigation.

Recurrance is very common with cyst.

As in your case it is red and painful, may be you required antibiotics treatment ( consult your physician for the same).

But to be safer side you should go for mammography to rule out the other causes.

Hope it is useful.

Good luck.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar