Symptoms of nipple inflammation include red, swollen and cracked nipples, pain like pins and needles, and discharge in severe cases, with medication such as iodophor, antibiotic ointment, and antibiotics. Nipple inflammation is an inflammatory disease caused by bacteria attacking the inside of the nipple, and patients may experience symptoms such as redness, swelling, cracking, and pain like pins and needles in the nipple. When the disease is serious, the nipple can also appear discharge. Patients with nipple inflammation can disinfect the area with iodophor or alcohol, followed by antibiotic ointment such as mupirocin or erythromycin ointment. For severe cases of nipple inflammation, broad-spectrum antibiotics such as cefradine, cefmetazole and clindamycin can be taken orally empirically, and antibiotics such as erythromycin can be used if there is an allergy to penicillin or cephalosporins. Patients with nipple inflammation should go to the hospital in time after the occurrence of the above symptoms, and follow the doctor’s instructions for medication.