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Case report: cause of hyperprolactinemia in an elderly patient

Author(s) -

Sarah Moslehi,

Jonathan Iliff,

Surya Goudaman

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

oxford medical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.169

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2053-8855

DOI - 10.1093/omcr/omac006

Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , anxiety , sexual dysfunction , irritation , psychiatry , intensive care medicine , immunology , economics , macroeconomics

Irritation to the chest wall due to herpes zoster virus (HZV) infection is one of many potential underlying causes of hyperprolactinemia. Hyperprolactinemia can lead to various different symptoms including anorgasmia. It is important to identify any sexual dysfunction, but also any other symptoms of hyperprolactinemia, in elderly patients during medical history taking and not to assume that elderly people are sexually inactive. Anorgasmia and any other sexual dysfunction in elderly can have an impact on their mental health and may even lead to depression and anxiety.

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