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| Year : 2021 | Volume
: 53
| Issue : 3 | Page : 234-235 |
A case report on azathioprine-induced euprolactinemic galactorrhea
Deepa Chaudhary1, Ratinder Jhaj2
1 Department of Pharmacovigilance, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
2 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Ms. Deepa Chaudhary
Department of Pharmacovigilance, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal - 462 020, Madhya Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijp.ijp_159_18
Galactorrhea is characterized as an inappropriate discharge of milk-containing fluid from the breast. It has various causes including physiological and pathological. It may also be caused by many drugs. Although galactorrhea is usually associated with increased serum prolactin levels, it has been reported to occur in the absence of hyperprolactinemia. Cases of azathioprine-induced galactorrhea with normal prolactin level in a 22-year-old female patient with prurigo have been reported. It was noticed that the patient had no history of galactorrhea in the past.
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