Edematous areola

An edematous areola is a swollen and tender inflammation of the areola of the breast. It can develop after childbirth when large amounts of fluids are given intravenously, use of pitocin or fluid retention for other reasons, and may interfere with successful initiation of breastfeeding^[1]. An edematous areola can also develop in women with preeclampsia.^[2]

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v t e Anatomy of the breast
Structure	Nipple Areola Areolar gland (gland of Montgomery) Mammary gland Lactiferous duct Terminal end bud Mammary alveolus Cooper's ligaments Tail of Spence Inframammary fold Intermammary cleft Retromammary space
Other	Mammary ridge

v t e Breast disease
Inflammation	Mastitis Nonpuerperal mastitis Subareolar abscess Granulomatous mastitis
Physiological changes and conditions	Benign mammary dysplasia Duct ectasia of breast Chronic cystic mastitis Mammoplasia Gynecomastia Adipomastia (lipomastia, pseudogynecomastia) Breast hypertrophy Breast atrophy Micromastia Amastia Anisomastia Breast engorgement
Nipple	Nipple discharge Galactorrhea Inverted nipple Cracked nipples Nipple pigmentation
Masses	Galactocele Breast cyst Breast hematoma Breast lump Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia
Other	Pain Tension Ptosis Fat necrosis Amazia

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