Cimetidine-induced galactorrhea.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-1-1989
Abstract
Various breast abnormalities have been described in patients treated chronically with cimetidine, but galactorrhea has been reported only twice in the medical literature. In both cases, there appeared to be an associated hyperprolactinemia. These problems could well represent a consequence of histamine2-receptor blockade. We report here a female patient with hepatic cirrhosis and portal hypertension who developed hyperprolactinemia and galactorrhea while on long-term cimetidine therapy. Both the hyperprolactinemia and the galactorrhea disappeared when the patient was switched to ranitidine, an alternative H2-receptor blocker. A review of the previous case reports and relevant literature is included.
Volume
84
Issue
5
First Page
563
Last Page
565
ISSN
0002-9270
Published In/Presented At
Ehrinpreis, M. N., Dhar, R., & Narula, A. (1989). Cimetidine-induced galactorrhea. The American journal of gastroenterology, 84(5), 563–565.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
2719015
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article