I have a small fleshy bump near my nipple, what's going on?

From a clinical perspective, the appearance of small bumps near the nipples may be caused by breast inflammation, or it may be an inflammation on the skin surface. It may also be folliculitis caused by eating too much chili pepper. These are not particularly serious diseases and can be cured with timely treatment. However, you must pay attention to the wearing of underwear and be sure to choose a cotton, breathable bra to keep your breasts dry.

1. There are small fleshy bumps near the nipples. What's going on?

If there are lumps and pain on the nipples, or if the surface is red, swollen and painful, it may be breast inflammation. Inflammation of the surface skin may be folliculitis, a symptom of getting angry due to eating too much chili peppers. It may also be that the hot and humid environment of the bra causes inflammation of the surface skin, which is not a serious problem.

2. Pathological changes in nipple color

1. After the nipple color deepens, there is severe itching around the nipples and areola. During breast examination, hyperplastic lesions or cystic hyperplastic lesions may be found in both or one breast. The darkening of the color of the nipple and areola indicates an increase in the level of estrogen in the body. As a target organ, the occurrence of breast lesions is consistent with the law of disease.

2. The color of the nipple simply deepens to dark brown or black brown, and even small nodules may be found around the areola glands, forming protrusions. At this time, there is no lesion when examining the breasts. Should we consider whether the patient has a more serious liver disease?

Because liver disease causes decreased liver function, estrogen cannot be normally broken down in the liver, causing the nipples and areolas to darken in color, which is exactly the same as the "spider nevi" and "cinnabar palms" that appear in men with severe liver disease.

3. If a woman's ovaries suffer from certain benign tumors, the amount of estrogen secreted by the ovaries will increase, which can cause the color of the nipples to darken. Such patients should see a gynecologist as soon as possible to find out the cause and receive timely treatment.

4. When women have their breasts examined, they must pay attention to changes in nipple color. It is necessary to clarify whether the changes in the color of the nipples and areola are physiological or pathological, and make a clear diagnosis and active treatment based on the changes.