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Breast redness
Redness of the breast can be a sign of infection (other signs include pus and fever).
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
15 year experience in family medicine
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A 30-year old female asked:
Rash on breast. red and very itchy. looks dry. raised where red. Wierd holes on both breasts looks like large poors? doesnt make sense. what could th
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A 39-year old asked:
Outbreak of 'eczemza-type rash', brown discoloration above breast, red lumps in armpits. am i right!?
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A 37-year old asked:
Breast redness/irritation. Causes?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Can itchy breasts (red like a rash) be an early sign of pregnancy?
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A 46-year old asked:
Breast redness while breastfeeding?
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A 44-year old asked:
When breastfeeding does a pinkish strip or breast redness mean infection?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Mother in icu. skin infection from mid back to left breast. red, hot, raised, with blisters and dark purple streaks. kidney level 15. cardiac enzyme high. chest pain. short breath. what to expect?
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A 33-year old asked:
My breast is red, hard skin and maybe a lump, should I be concerned?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I have a solid hard lump in my left breast with redness on the skin. Looks abit bruised. It hurts when I touch it too ???
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A 24-year old female asked:
Fluid taken of cyst in breast is red mean cancer?
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A 39-year old female asked:
intense pain in left breast, feels swollen and heavier than right breast,slightly red and a small bruise forming, burning pain under the armpit.?
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A 63-year old female asked:
I have a rash under the breast very red at times and itchy also under one arm pit and groin and vagina hair area. Gets itchy sometimes sore?
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A 38-year old asked:
dxd mastitis on Tuesday, rx dicloxacill 500 mg qid. 11 doses so far, fever still 99.6, breast very red, pain improved but still hurts to use that pec.?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Rash on arm, stomach, chest/breast. Small, red, under the skin (like pressure marks)Some in clumps, some alone. No real pain or itch. Just noticed it.
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A 53-year old female asked:
I am 53 and have no more periods. The other day I had chills then a fever, my left breast was red around the nipple and very tender. Is this an infect?
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A 44-year old female asked:
What would cause the areola of s woman's breast to become red ad itcy first then return to normal color.but now the skin is peeling like a irritation?
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A female asked:
I have very large breasts 48EE and red veins and sores on them,what can be the cause? or is it because it is so big?
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A 45-year old asked:
I have a big lump in right breast, skin is red, tingling sharp pains, right breast bigger than left, what does this mean?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Large firm bulge right under nipple(inside right breast),very painful, redness by nipple, breast is slightly swollen. Been going on for 2 days. I'm 17?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I found a lump right under my right breast . It is red and sore to touch. what could this be?
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A 39-year old male asked:
My baby girl is 6 months old with enlargement of her both breasts but no redness or hotness, or tenderness, it is about 2 to 3 cm , is it normal?
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A 48-year old asked:
When I itch my breasts they get red, sometimes they feel dry, is that a sign of breast cancer?
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A 35-year old asked:
I am 16 weeks pregnant, and my right breast has turned red. It doesnt hurt, but I am concerned. Could it be infection? Should I be concerned?
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A 33-year old asked:
Suddenly extremely sore breasts and purple/red spider veins?
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A member asked:
What can cause swelling below the areola (besides inflammatory breast cancer)? No redness, pain, etc. Swollen nodes, but have been battling an infection.
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A 34-year old female asked:
My breast are swollen, red, skin like fever, I'm 7 weeks pregnant. Prescribed dixolcillian on Monday. No improvement. Could I have IBC? Help!
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A 29-year old female asked:
What can i do to ease pain and redness on breast scars that are a year old?
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A 34-year old asked:
I am breastfeeding and my breasts are both really red, flaky, scaly, itchy! Please help me!!?
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A 32-year old female asked:
33 unmarried have light redness on breast+heavyness+sometime sudden pain occur for just 1to 3 seconds & then go aways by it self?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have brown gooey spotting when I wipe there's a little red. Sensitive breasts. My period is 1 day late but never on schedule. Not on b/c?
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