DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF HYPERPROLACTINEMIA

Pituitary Disorders

Prolactinoma

Microadenoma (<10mm)

Macroadenoma (>10mm)

Compressive Lesions of the Pituitary Stalk

Infiltrative Diseases of the Pituitary and Hypothalamus

Hemochromatosis

Eosinophilic Granuloma

Sarcoidosis

Tuberculosis

Secondary Causes

Hypothyroidism

Chronic Renal Failure

Hepatic Cirrhosis

Pregnancy

Intercostal Nerve Stimulation

Chest Wall Trauma

Chest Wall Burns

Herpes Zoster

Nipple Stimulation

Pseudocyesis

Medications

Estrogens

Metoclopramide

Methyldopa

Phenothiazine Derivatives

Reserpine

Narcotics

Tricyclic Antidepressants

Cimetidine

Others

Idiopathic

Lymphocytic Hypophysitis