Nephrotic-range proteinuria in a patient with a giant prolactinoma

• Published in: American journal of kidney diseases Vol. 51; no. 6; p. 1025
• Main Authors: Heras, Manuel, Iglesias, Pedro, Fernández-Reyes, María J, Sánchez, Rosa, Jiménez, María J, Muñoz, Henar, Tajada, Pilar, Duarte, Jacinto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2008
• Subjects: Adult; Dopamine Agonists - therapeutic use; Ergolines - therapeutic use; Humans; Hyperprolactinemia - drug therapy; Hyperprolactinemia - etiology; Male; Pituitary Neoplasms - complications; Pituitary Neoplasms - pathology; Prolactinoma - complications; Prolactinoma - pathology; Proteinuria - etiology

We report for the first time a case of nephrotic-range proteinuria adequately controlled by using dopamine agonists. A 40-year-old man was studied because of persistent asymptomatic nephrotic proteinuria despite lifestyle modifications and treatment with converting enzyme inhibitors. The renal biops...