Nipple Redness (Unilateral, reoccuring)

Hello all,

I am a 30-yo female with some nipple symptoms that I just want to bounce off the community. Over a year ago, my left nipple began to turn red surrounding the lower region of the areola along with some minor swelling. This stayed for a couple months followed by unbearable itching only on that nipple for a few months as well. I would constantly be itching the nipple through my bra. I do not recall any scaling or flaking of skin at that time. I went to my regular physician because this seemed abnormal to me and upon looking at my breast and palpating it, she felt there was nothing to worry about because of my age and health history.

Fast forward and about a month ago I started to notice that outer margin turning a little pink again on the bottom. I noted it but ignored it since I had no itching or pain aside from what I would attribute to my period nipple pains. I am currently in no pain but now I have a red spot about the size of a quarter on my skin next to my areola. Again, it is not flaking and not warm to the touch. Is this something anyone else has experienced? I've never been pregnant or breastfed and don't have any systemic systems that would suggest mastitis, however I would say the redness looks similar to the redness you'd see on the surface of the breast with mastitis. Does this seem dissmilar to what you'd experiece with Paget's? Since last time my doctor felt there was nothing to worry about, I am not as inclined to go in about the same thing without true warrant.

Thanks for any insight!