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Supernumerary nipple in a young woman

Salma Salim, Badreddine Hassam

PAMJ. 2019; 34:36. Published 17 Sep 2019 | DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.36.17762

Supernumerary nipple in a young woman
We report the case of a 24 year old woman, without significant past medical history, who consulted for an asymptomatic and pigmented lesion of the breast evolving from infancy. Dermatological examination showed a brown plaque localized on the milk line in the underside of the right breast, measuring 1 cm, firm in consistency, with a non infiltrated base. Dermoscopic examination revealed a peripheral pigmented regular network with a cleft-like appearance in a pigmented homogeneous central area. The rest of clinical examination was normal. Based on the clinical and dermoscopic findings a diagnosis of supernumerary nipple was established. The patient refused the removal of the nipple since it was asymptomatic and without any aesthetic concern.

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Salma Salim, Dermatology and Venereology Department, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Rabat, Morocco (salma-salim19@hotmail.fr)

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