Ranitidine-induced galactorrhea in a postmenopausal female
We report a case of drug-induced hyperprolactinemia in a 46 year postmenopausal female presenting as galactorrhea and painful breast engorgement as result of ranitidine exposure. The occurrence of galactorrhea as an adverse effect of ranitidine therapy is scarcely reported in literature and to the b...
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| author | Prabhat Agrawal Nikhil Pursnani Awantika Parihar Boentika Singh |
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| description | We report a case of drug-induced hyperprolactinemia in a 46 year postmenopausal female presenting as galactorrhea and painful breast engorgement as result of ranitidine exposure. The occurrence of galactorrhea as an adverse effect of ranitidine therapy is scarcely reported in literature and to the best of our knowledge this is first such reported case. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a68234c8434453c8fd80cbe89167bbd2022-12-22T03:32:58ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632019-01-01893057305810.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_633_19Ranitidine-induced galactorrhea in a postmenopausal femalePrabhat AgrawalNikhil PursnaniAwantika PariharBoentika SinghWe report a case of drug-induced hyperprolactinemia in a 46 year postmenopausal female presenting as galactorrhea and painful breast engorgement as result of ranitidine exposure. The occurrence of galactorrhea as an adverse effect of ranitidine therapy is scarcely reported in literature and to the best of our knowledge this is first such reported case.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=9;spage=3057;epage=3058;aulast=AgrawalGalactorrheaHartwig's scalehyperprolactinemiaNaranjo's scaleRanitidine |
| spellingShingle | Prabhat Agrawal Nikhil Pursnani Awantika Parihar Boentika Singh Ranitidine-induced galactorrhea in a postmenopausal female Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Galactorrhea Hartwig's scale hyperprolactinemia Naranjo's scale Ranitidine |
| title | Ranitidine-induced galactorrhea in a postmenopausal female |
| title_full | Ranitidine-induced galactorrhea in a postmenopausal female |
| title_fullStr | Ranitidine-induced galactorrhea in a postmenopausal female |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ranitidine-induced galactorrhea in a postmenopausal female |
| title_short | Ranitidine-induced galactorrhea in a postmenopausal female |
| title_sort | ranitidine induced galactorrhea in a postmenopausal female |
| topic | Galactorrhea Hartwig's scale hyperprolactinemia Naranjo's scale Ranitidine |
| url | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=9;spage=3057;epage=3058;aulast=Agrawal |
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