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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1738-1739 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Archives of internal medicine |
Volume | 138 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1978 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine