Breast eczema is an itchy and occasionally painful problem. When it affects breast feeding (or pumping) women, there is an added frustrating and maddening component. Eczema, staph and Candida (yeast) can be implicated. For the latter two, cultures and wet mounts are diagnostic tools.
Drs. Barankin and Gross have written a useful and comprehensive guide to nipple and areola dermatitis. Download Nipple and Areolar Eczema i
This will be of help to clinicians and patients alike.