Cracked nipple may be-
• This may occur during lactation and be the forerunner of acute infective mastitis.
• If the nipple becomes cracked during lactation, it should be rested for 24–48 hours and the breast should be emptied with a breast pump.
• Feeding should be resumed as soon as possible.
Due to syphilitic chancre
Cause of retention cyst
Pagets disease of nipple
Forerunner of breast abscess