Pituitary apoplexy following chlorpromazine stimulation.
Arch Intern Med
; 138(11): 1738-9, 1978 Nov.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-718334
ABSTRACT
Chlorpromazine is frequently administered to patients with hyperprolactinemia to stimulate an increase in the serum levels of prolactin. A patient with a prolactin secreting adenoma is described in whom pituitary apoplexy developed in association with a hypotensive episode following the administration of 25 mg of chlorpromazine. Prolactin levels fell from more than 2,000 ng/ml to 340 ng/ml following infarction of the pituitary tumor. Pituitary apoplexy should be considered as a rare complication of chlorpromazine stimulation in a patient with a pituitary tumor.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pituitary Diseases
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Chlorpromazine
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Hypotension
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Arch Intern Med
Year:
1978
Type:
Article