Nipple Piercing and Hyperprolactinemia

To the Editor: A healthy 20-year-old woman presented with breast pain and bilateral purulent nipple discharge three weeks after having her nipples pierced. She received a course of antibiotics (cephalexin), and her infection resolved. Two weeks later, she returned because of bilateral spontaneous ga...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 347; no. 20; pp. 1626 - 1627
Main Authors Fangman, John J.W, Modest, Geoffrey A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 14.11.2002
Subjects
Adult
Bacterial Infections - etiology
Cosmetic Techniques - adverse effects
Female
Galactorrhea - etiology
Humans
Hyperprolactinemia - etiology
Nipples - surgery
Punctures - adverse effects
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Summary:To the Editor: A healthy 20-year-old woman presented with breast pain and bilateral purulent nipple discharge three weeks after having her nipples pierced. She received a course of antibiotics (cephalexin), and her infection resolved. Two weeks later, she returned because of bilateral spontaneous galactorrhea. Evaluation at that time showed a prolactin level of 218 μg per liter, with a negative urine test for pregnancy and normal concentrations of serum thyrotropin (0.22 μU per milliliter), blood urea nitrogen (8 mg per deciliter [2.9 mmol per liter]), and serum creatinine (0.6 mg per deciliter [53 μmol per liter]). Three weeks later, the . . .
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM200211143472020