Rusty Pipe Syndrome: First Case Report in Colombia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0700-5686
Maria Camila Jaramillo Bernal
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2282-3289
Diana Catalina Sanabria
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3018-1845
Vicente De Jesús Aljure
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0869-7274
Emilio Chala Saad
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0805-4321
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Objective: Report the first case of Rusty Pipe Syndrome in Colombia; with the aim to give tools to physicians that help them set out the differential diagnosis in patients with bloody nipple discharge.
Results: A 33 years old puerperal women shows a bilateral painless telorrhea in the first hours after vaginal delivery. A gram coloration was carried out, which resulted in the low leukocyte reaction and gram-positive cocci. The ultrasound reported a BIRADS I. The telorrhea yielded spontaneously. It was considered a Rusty Pipe syndrome.
Conclusions: Little is known about this clinical condition. It is not usually within the differential diagnoses in cases of bloody nipple discharge associated with breastfeeding. There is limited evidence published in Latin America about this topic.
Key Words: Breast Feeding, Breast Milk, Postpartum Period, Puerperal Disorders (MeSh).
EnglishBreast Feeding, Breast Milk, Postpartum Period, Puerperal Disorders
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