Galactorrhea in a 14-year-old girl.
The authors report a 14-year-old girl who had galactorrhea with regular menstruation. Furthermore, this galactorrhea case was associated with hyperprolactinemia and prolactinoma. The patient tolerated and responded well to therapy with bromocriptine. The serum prolactin levels decreased from 103.27 ng/mL to 24.25 ng/mL after 8 weeks of treatment and 12.48 ng/mL after 6 months of treatment. No pituitary tumor was demonstrated after 12 months of therapy and the galactorrhea had not recurred 1 year after ending the bromocriptine treatment.
Panamonta
Ouyporn
O
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. ouypan@kku.ac.th
Pakawut
Nawarut
N
D000293:Adolescent; D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005687:Galactorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006727:Hormone Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006966:Hyperprolactinemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D015175:Prolactinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*
D006727:Hormone Antagonists; D001971:Bromocriptine; D011388:Prolactin