2002
DOI: 10.1056/nejm200211143472020
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Nipple Piercing and Hyperprolactinemia

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“…), of the spinal cord (cervical ependymoma, syringomyelia, tabes dorsalis, extrinsic tumors), and nipple rings (3,5,22). The association of hyperprolactinemia with chronic nipple piercing was reported by some authors (46,47), but not confirmed in a recent study (48).…”
Section: Neurogenic Hyperprolactinemiamentioning
confidence: 75%
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“…), of the spinal cord (cervical ependymoma, syringomyelia, tabes dorsalis, extrinsic tumors), and nipple rings (3,5,22). The association of hyperprolactinemia with chronic nipple piercing was reported by some authors (46,47), but not confirmed in a recent study (48).…”
Section: Neurogenic Hyperprolactinemiamentioning
confidence: 75%
“…The predominant form in healthy subjects and in patients with prolactinomas is monomeric PRL (molecular mass 23 kDa), while dimeric or big PRL (45)(46)(47)(48)(49)(50)(51)(52)(53)(54)(55)(56)(57)(58)(59)(60), and big-big PRL or macroprolactin (150-170 kDa) correspond to less than 20% of the total PRL (13)(14)(15). When the serum of a patient with hyperprolactinemia contains mostly macroprolactin, the condition is termed macroprolactinemia (16,17).…”
Section: Prolactin Serum Isoformsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Berichtet werden unter anderem auch Besiedelung mit Feigwarzen-Condylomata [1] und Vaginitis durch Genitalpiercing [2]. Modest u. Fangman berichteten von einer 7 Hyperprolaktinämie nach Brustwarzenpiercing [45]. Ochsenfahrt und Koautoren beobachteten eine Endokarditis, die in Zusammenhang mit einem Brustwarzenpiercing stand [46]; Ramage et al berichteten von infektiöser Endokarditis nach Nasenpiercing [51].…”
Section: Gesundheitliche Risiken Und Komplikationenunclassified
“…Erosiones del esmalte, roturas dentarias y retracción gingival son complicaciones frecuentes de los piercing en labio, mejilla o lengua 6,12,18 . En el pezón cabe destacar el efecto de protrusión (aumento de tamaño del pezón) que puede generar la implantación de un piercing en varones, mientras que en mujeres puede obstruir la salida de los conductos galactóforos 2,6 o alterar el sistema endocrino (e inducir la secreción de leche por hiperprolactinemia) 6,20 . También se han descrito casos de infección en prótesis mamarias secundarias a piercing en pezón.…”
Section: Piercing Genitourinariounclassified