title: Unusually high prolactin level for medication-induced hyperprolactinemia: a case report.
abstract: Hyperprolactinemia has a number of etiologies, including physiological, pathological and pharmacological causes. Hyperprolactinemia is frequently associated with the use of certain medications. Patients using medications known to cause hyperprolactinemia generally develop a mild form of the condition, and the prolactin level rarely exceeds 100 ng/mL in these cases. We report a case of a 43-year-old woman with an extremely high prolactin level in medication-induced hyperprolactinemia caused by a combination of an antipsychotic (sulpirid) and an antidepressant (paroxetine).
authors.affiliation: Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emin M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Akbas
authors.affiliation: Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Adem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gungor
authors.affiliation: Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cigdem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.affiliation: Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bilen
keywords: Antidepressive agents; antipsychotic agents; hyperprolactinemia