@article{ref1,
title="Galactorrhoea and hyperprolactinaemia in a non-pregnant female with burns",
journal="EJIFCC",
year="2020",
author="van Heerden, Marli and Mabuza, Dineo",
volume="31",
number="4",
pages="354-361",
abstract="Galactorrhoea is the presence of breast milk secretion in non-pregnant or non-breastfeeding females. In females with galactorrhoea and amenorrhoea,  hyperprolactinaemia is the most likely cause. Chest wall pathology is a known cause  of hyperprolactinaemia, however there are few documented reports on galactorrhoea  following burn injury to the chest wall. We report a case of an adult female patient  who sustained hot water burns to her torso. Following the second skin graft failure,  galactorrhoea was noted and investigated. Hyperprolactinaemia was found with normal  renal and thyroid function. There were no abnormalities detected on the hormones in  the hypothalamic pituitary axis and MRI. Hyperprolactinaemia was attributed to chest  wall injuries causing pathological stimulation of the neural suckling reflex. The  patient was treated with dopamine agonists for one month and the galactorrhoea  disappeared. Treatment was discontinued on discharge and the prolactin levels  remained normal upon follow-up visit to the clinic.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1650-3414",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}