Nipple Discharge in Men: Care Instructions

Call your doctor now or seek immediate medical care if:

• You have symptoms of a breast infection, such as:
  • Increased pain, swelling, redness, or warmth around a breast.
  • Red streaks extending from the breast.
  • Pus draining from a breast.
  • A fever.

Watch closely for changes in your health, and be sure to contact your doctor if you have:

• A lump or thickening in your breast or armpit.
• A change in the size or shape of your breast.
• A change in the shape of a nipple (the nipple may look like it is being pulled into the breast).
• Skin changes, such as a dimple or pucker.
• A change in the color or feel of the skin of your breast or the darker area around the nipple (areola).
• Not gotten better as expected.