title: Unilateral bloody nipple discharge in a two-month-old male.
abstract: Bloody nipple discharge is a rare but distressing finding in neonates and infants. We report on a 2-month-old boy with unilateral bloody nipple discharge. Ultrasound examination revealed dilated mammary ducts. This benign phenomenon is most likely to be caused by mammary ductal ectasia. Invasive investigations or surgery should be avoided in neonates or infants with bloody nipple discharge unless the discharge is unilateral, spontaneous, persistent and accompanied with a palpable mass. Otherwise only serial clinical follow-up is recommended until spontaneous resolution.
authors: Department of Neonatology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. claudine.depraeter@UGent.be
authors: Claudine
authors: C
authors: De Praeter
authors: Kris
authors: K
authors: De Coen
authors: Katrien
authors: K
authors: Vanneste
authors: Piet
authors: P
authors: Vanhaesebrouck
mesh_terms: D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D042361:Mammary Glands, Human / Q000473:pathology*; D009558:Nipples; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary