| Autor: |
K E, Olive, J V, Hennessey |
| Rok vydání: |
1988 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Archives of internal medicine. 148(10) |
| ISSN: |
0003-9926 |
| Popis: |
Hyperprolactinemia is common in primary hypothyroidism but, to our knowledge, marked elevation of serum prolactin in subclinical hypothyroidism has not been previously reported. A 45-year-old woman presenting with carpal tunnel syndrome was found to have a minimally elevated level of thyrotropin with a normal level of thyroxine. Thyrotropin releasing hormone stimulation testing revealed hyperresponsiveness consistent with primary hypothyroidism. An unstimulated prolactin level was 187 micrograms/L and returned to normal with levothyroxine therapy. Results of visual field testing were normal, and a computed tomographic scan of the pituitary gland revealed no evidence of a macroadenoma. This case demonstrates the occurrence of significant hyperprolactinemia in the absence of overt primary hypothyroidism. |
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