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Help please! flaky and scabbing areola, but just one part of one areola?
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Show it to your doct: It could be skin infection. But if it is persistent beyond one month, then an examination by a doctor is important to make sure that you do not have paget's disease of the nipple.
Answered 5/10/2013
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