| Literature DB >> 16209236 |
Robert Krysiak1, Bogusław Okopieh, Zbigniew Stanisław Herman.
Abstract
In many cases hyperprolactinemia can be caused by taking medications. Occasionally, verapamil-treated patients experience a slight asymptomatic increase in serum prolactin level. In this article we report the case of 42-year woman with manifest verapamil-induced hyperprolactinemia whose clinical symptoms suggested the occurrence of prolactinoma. A marked increase in prolactin levels and the preserved reactivity of this hormone in dynamic tests suggested that the patient exhibited "hypersensitivity" to verapamil. In the described state of the examined female detection of the disease, verapamil withdrawal and temporary bromocriptine administration have led to a full normalization of patient's clinical status.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16209236
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pol Arch Med Wewn