In a message dated 96-02-14 00:04:42 EST, you write:

>Maureen Minchin asked about the seedy nipples so I'll give an update. When I
>received the call from the hospital this was how it was discribed to me. I'm
>not sure if this nurse had read this anywhere but when I saw them myself on
>Monday I would describe it more like caking discharge. The mom said that she
>has this even when she is not pregnant. By the way, she is caucasion.  It
>wasn't like the dark pigment I have seen with darker women. Even her
>dermatologist did not give her a medical name She had already been scraping
>them off somewhat herself. I had her do some warm saline soaking and I could
>fairly easily remove the rest myself

Hi All,
Just a thought, but could this be a form of psoriasis?
Jay
Whose seen some pretty thick cases of psoriasis...