Raynaud’s Phenomenon of the Nipple: A Treatable Cause of Painful Breastfeeding
Jane E. Anderson, Nancy Held, Kara Wright

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Case 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Age 28 31 35 32 32 33 33 33 31 34 34 32 Gravida/para 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/2 2/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 4/1 2/1 1/1 2/2 Birth weight, g 3450 2680 3880 3620 3151 3800 3560 2590 3250 3390 4040 2540 2780 2860 Nipple pain X X X X X X X X X X X X Symptoms with cold X X X X X X X X X X X X Blanching X X X X X X X X X X X X Color change X X X X X X X X X X X X Symptoms with pregnancy … X X X X X … … … … X … History of thyroid disease … X … … … … … … … X … … History of Raynaud’s phenomenon … X … … … … … Possible multiple sclerosis … … … … History of smoking … … … … … … … … … … … … Family history of any disease … … Maternal grandmother thyroid disease Aunt with Raynaud’s phenomenon … Sister with thyroid disease … … … … Brother with thyroid disease Family history thyroid disease Seen by lactation specialist … X X … X X X X X X X X Treated for thrush X X … X X X … X X … … X Treated with nifedipine … … X X … … X X … X … X Previous breast surgery X … X … … … … … … … X … Breastfeeding duration 1 y 6 mo 1 y* 6 mo* 8 mo* 4 mo* 8 mo* 6 mo* 8 mo* ? 4 mo* 4* 1 y X indicates present; …, not present;
↵* , currently breastfeeding.
Raynaud’s Phenomenon of the Nipple: A Treatable Cause of Painful Breastfeeding
Jane E. Anderson, Nancy Held, Kara Wright
Pediatrics Apr 2004, 113 (4) e360-e364; DOI: 10.1542/peds.113.4.e360