Avaliação da hiperprolactinemia

Last reviewed: 20 Jul 2025
Last updated: 22 Apr 2022

Summary

Differentials

Common

  • Prolactinoma
  • Hipotireoidismo primário
  • Hiperprolactinemia induzida por medicamentos
  • Macroprolactinemia
  • Gestação
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Uncommon

  • Acromegalia
  • Massa hipotalâmica comprimindo o pedúnculo hipofisário
  • Síndrome da neoplasia endócrina múltipla tipo I (NEM I)
  • Corte traumático do pedúnculo hipofisário
  • Hipofisite linfocítica
  • Hipofisite granulomatosa
  • Síndrome do ovário policístico
  • Doença renal crônica
  • Cirrose
  • Trauma ou cirurgia da parede torácica
  • Hiperprolactinemia ectópica
  • Hiperprolactinemia idiopática
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Contributors

Authors

Panagiotis Anagnostis, MD, MSc, PhD, FRSPH

Endocrinologist

Department of Internal Medicine

Medical School

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

Greece

Disclosures

PA declares that he has no competing interests.

Acknowledgements

Dr Panagiotis Anagnostis would like to gratefully acknowledge Professor Faidon Harsoulis, a previous contributor to this topic.

Disclosures

FH declared that he had no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

Subhash Kini, MD, FRCS

Assistant Professor

Mount Sinai Medical Center

New York

NY

Disclosures

SK declares that he has no competing interests.

John C. Marshall, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine

Director

Center for Research in Reproduction

University of Virginia Health System

Charlottesville

VA

Disclosures

JCM has received NIH funding of over 6 figures USD. JCM declares that he has no competing interests.

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Key articles

Mah PM, Webster J. Hyperprolactinemia: etiology, diagnosis, and management. Semin Reprod Med. 2002 Nov;20(4):365-74. Abstract

Gibney J, Smith TP, McKenna TJ. Clinical relevance of macroprolactin. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2005 Jun;62(6):633-43.Full text  Abstract

Melmed S, Casanueva FF, Hoffman AR, et al; Endocrine Society. Diagnosis and treatment of hyperprolactinemia: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Feb;96(2):273-88.Full text  Abstract

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