Quiz
Papules on the Nipples
1 Departments of Dermatology, İstanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul, Turkey and
2 Abant İzzet Baysal University Medical Faculty, Bolu, Turkey
Anahtar Kelimeler: Nevoid hyperkeratosis of nipple and areolaetiologytreatment
Keywords: Nevoid hyperkeratosis of nipple and areolaetiologytreatment
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Observations:
A 20-year-old woman presented with a 5-year history of irregular thickening of both nipples. On physical examination, both nipples were covered with yellowish-brown crust-like verrucous papules. Nevoid hyperkeratosis of the nipple and areola is characterized by irregular, verrucous thickening and yellow-brown hyperpigmentation of the nipple or/and areola. It may be unilateral or bilateral. It usually affects women in the second or third decade of life, especially during pregnancy.