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Revision as of 14:31, 11 September 2015

Prolactinoma must be differentiated from other diseases that cause hyperprolactinemia including hypothyroidism and side effects of medications including antipsychotics and antidepressants.

Prolactinoma must be differentiated from other diseases that cause hyperprolactinemia including:

↑ Levy A: Pituitary disease: presentation, diagnosis, and management. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 75 (Suppl 3): iii47-52, 2004. [PUBMED Abstract]

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 ==Differential Diagnosis==
 Prolactinoma must be differentiated from other diseases that cause hyperprolactinemia including:
-*[[Prescription drugs]]:
-:*[[Antipsychotic]] medications
-:**[[Trifluoperazine]]
-:**[[Haloperidol]]
-:**[[Risperidone]]
-:**[[molindone]]
-:**[[metoclopramide]]
 *[[Pituitary tumors]] other than prolactinoma.
 **[[Somatotroph adenoma]]<ref>Levy A: Pituitary disease: presentation, diagnosis, and management. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 75 (Suppl 3): iii47-52, 2004. [PUBMED Abstract]</ref>: [[acromegaly]]
 **Corticotroph adenoma: [[Cushing's syndrome]]
-*[[Hypothyroidism]].
+*[[Hypothyroidism]]
-*Normal [[pregnancy]].
+*Normal [[pregnancy]]
+*[[Antipsychotic]] medications
+**[[Trifluoperazine]]
+**[[Haloperidol]]
+**[[Risperidone]]
+**[[molindone]]
+**[[metoclopramide]]
 == References ==
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