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Galactocele in a Male Infant with Transient Hyperprolactinaemia: An Extremely Rare Cause of Breast Enlargement in Children

Case Reports in Pediatrics, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016
Galactocele is a rare breast condition in infants. Here, we report a 16‐month‐old boy who developed progressive left breast enlargement. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 4 cm cystic lesion at left breast. Hormonal assay showed transient hyperprolactinaemia with no known cause identified.
C. T. Lau, K. K. Y. Wong, P. Tam, Nur Arslan   +3 more
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The Effects of Bromocriptine on Preventing Postpartum Flare in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients from South China

Journal of Immunology Research, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
Objective. Prolactin plays an important role on the disease flare of postpartum SLE patients. 76 pregnant SLE patients were enrolled in this study to evaluate the efficacy of bromocriptine (an inhibitor of prolactin secretion) on preventing the postpartum disease relapse. Methods.
Qiu Qian, Liang Liuqin, Li Hao, Yuan Shiwen, Zhan Zhongping, Chen Dongying, Lian Fan, Xu Hanshi, Yang Xiuyan, Ye Yujin, Marco Antonio Velasco-Velázquez   +10 more
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The Impact of Metformin on Plasma Prolactin Levels in Antipsychotics‐Treated Men With Hyperprolactinemia and Early‐Onset Androgenic Alopecia

Clinical Endocrinology, Volume 103, Issue 4, Page 513-522, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Objective Metformin decreases elevated levels of pituitary hormones. Little is known about the association between the reproductive axis and hormonal effects of this drug. The purpose of our study was to investigate whether activity of the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐gonadal axis determines metformin action on prolactin levels in men with prolactin
Robert Krysiak, Karolina Kowalcze, Marek Krzystanek, Witold Szkróbka, Bogusław Okopień   +4 more
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Successful Management of a Giant Pituitary Lactosomatotroph Adenoma Only with Cabergoline

Case Reports in Endocrinology, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
Although advances in endocrinologic and neuroradiologic research allow easier recognition of pituitary adenomas, giant pituitary tumours are relatively rare. In the literature, the term “giant” is generally used when a pituitary tumour becomes larger than 4 cm in diameter.
Emre Bozkirli, Okan Bakiner, Emine Duygu Ersozlu Bozkirli, Eda Ertorer, Neslihan Bascil Tutuncu, Nilgun Guvener Demirag, M. A. Boyanov, T. Usui   +7 more
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Visual morbidity in macroprolactinoma: A retrospective cohort study

Clinical Endocrinology, Volume 101, Issue 6, Page 648-658, December 2024.
Abstract Objective The management of visual field damage in patients with macroprolactinomas is a major therapeutic challenge. We aimed to study the visual morbidity associated with macroprolactinoma and its outcomes following medical and surgical treatment. We aimed to identify predictors of visual recovery. Methods We retrospectively reviewed patient'
Yaron Rudman, Hadar Duskin‐Bitan, Hiba Masri‐Iraqi, Amit Akirov, Ilan Shimon   +4 more
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Frequency of Macroprolactinemia in Hyperprolactinemic Women Presenting with Menstrual Irregularities, Galactorrhea, and/or Infertility: Etiology and Clinical Manifestations

International Journal of Endocrinology, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
Aim. To determine the frequency of macroprolactinemia, its etiology, and the clinical manifestations in patients with hyperprolactinemia presenting with menstrual irregularities, galactorrhea, and/or infertility who were attended by the gynecology‐endocrinology service. Methods.
Alfredo Leaños-Miranda, Karla Leticia Ramírez-Valenzuela, Inova Campos-Galicia, Rosario Chang-Verdugo, Lizbeth Zarela Chinolla-Arellano, Mario Maggi   +5 more
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Serum prolactin and macroprolactin in heart failure: no relation to established laboratory or clinical parameters

, 2010
Background A few smaller studies have reported that the prolactin concentration is elevated in connection with heart failure. As heart failure is combined with disturbances of several biological systems any or all of which may also influence prolactin ...
Eva Landberg, Ulf Dahlström, Urban Alehagen, Landberg, Eva,, Dahlström, Ulf,, Alehagen, Urban,   +5 more
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Levodopa‐refractory hyperprolactinemia and pituitary findings in inherited disorders of biogenic amine metabolism

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, Volume 47, Issue 3, Page 431-446, May 2024.
Abstract Elevated serum prolactin concentrations occur in inherited disorders of biogenic amine metabolism because dopamine deficiency leads to insufficient inhibition of prolactin secretion. This work from the International Working Group on Neurotransmitter Related Disorders (iNTD) presents the results of the first standardized study on levodopa ...
Yılmaz Yıldız, Oya Kuseyri Hübschmann, Ayça Akgöz Karaosmanoğlu, Filippo Manti, Meryem Karaca, Ida Vanessa D. Schwartz, Roser Pons, Eduardo López‐Laso, Natalia Alexandra Julia Palacios, Francesco Porta, Ivana Kavecan, Mehmet Cihan Balcı, Marisela E. Dy‐Hollins, Suet‐Na Wong, Mari Oppebøen, Leonardo Simão Medeiros, Leila Cristina Pedroso de Paula, Angeles García‐Cazorla, Georg F. Hoffmann, Kathrin Jeltsch, Vincenzo Leuzzi, Gülden Gökçay, Daniel Hübschmann, Inga Harting, Z. Alev Özön, Serap Sivri, Thomas Opladen   +26 more
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Macroprolactinemia in patients with hyperprolactinemia: an experience from a single tertiary center

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
Macroprolactinemia frequently causes misdiagnosis, unnecessary investigation and inappropriate treatment in hyperprolactinemic patients. Aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence and clinical characteristics of Thai patients with ...
Phronpan Chutpiboonwat, Kanchana Yenpinyosuk, Vitaya Sridama, Supaksorn Kunjan, Karuna Klaimukh, Thiti Snabboon   +5 more
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Macroprolactin as a Cause of Hyperprolactinemia: Clinical and Radiological Features

Endocrinology Research and Practice, 2008
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of macroprolactin in patients with hyperprolactinemia in our region, and to determine the clinical and neuroradiological features of the affected individuals.
Assim Alfadda
doaj   +2 more sources