"Galactorrhea" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Excessive or inappropriate LACTATION in females or males, and not necessarily related to PREGNANCY. Galactorrhea can occur either unilaterally or bilaterally, and be profuse or sparse. Its most common cause is HYPERPROLACTINEMIA.
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D005687
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.844.506.389 C17.800.090.937.439
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Galactorrhea" by people in Profiles.
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Index of suspicion. Case 1: abdominal pain, distension, hard stool, and diarrhea in an 11-year-old boy. Case 2: recurrent otitis media in a 4-year-old boy. Case 3: gynecomastia and galactorrhea in a 15-year-old boy. Pediatr Rev. 2013 Jul; 34(7):322-7.
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Risperidone-induced polydipsia and polyphagia associated with galactorrhea, abdominal pain, and rapid weight gain in an adolescent Hispanic female. CNS Spectr. 2007 Nov; 12(11):818-20.
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Galactorrhea. Curr Ther Endocrinol Metab. 1997; 6:393-6.
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Carcinoid tumor of the pancreas causing the diarrheogenic syndrome: report of a case combined with multiple endocrine neoplasia, type I. Surgery. 1986 Jan; 99(1):123-9.
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Bromocriptine treatment of hyperprolactinemic infertility with ovulatory disturbances. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1980; 18(3):195-9.