title: Burns, hypertrophic scar and galactorrhea.
abstract: An 18-year-old woman was admitted to Motahari Burn Center suffering from 30% burns. Treatment modalities were carried out for the patient and she was discharged after 20 days. Three to four months later she developed hypertrophic scar on her chest and upper limbs. At the same time she developed galactorrhea in both breasts and had a disturbed menstrual cycle four months post-burn. On investigation, we found hyperprolactinemia and no other reasons for the high level of prolactin were detected.She received treatment for both the hypertrophic scar and the severe itching she was experiencing. After seven months, her prolactin level had decreased but had not returned to the normal level. It seems that refractory hypertrophic scar is related to the high level of prolactin in burns patients.
authors: Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran. samad.noorizad@yahoo.com
authors: Hamid
authors: H
authors: Karimi
authors: Samad
authors: S
authors: Nourizad
authors: Mahnoush
authors: M
authors: Momeni
authors: Hosein
authors: H
authors: Rahbar
authors: Mazdak
authors: M
authors: Momeni
authors: Khosro
authors: K
authors: Farhadi
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home; D000293:Adolescent; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D017439:Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005687:Galactorrhea / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006727:Hormone Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010901:Pituitary Function Tests / Q000379:methods; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood*; D011537:Pruritus / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D063189:Symptom Assessment / Q000379:methods; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D006727:Hormone Antagonists; D001971:Bromocriptine; D011388:Prolactin