Importancia de la anamnesis exhaustiva ante una ginecomastia unilateral inexplicada en un niño | Zendy

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Importancia de la anamnesis exhaustiva ante una ginecomastia unilateral inexplicada en un niño

Author(s) -

Cristina Pérez-García,

Ana Belén Ariza Jiménez,

Laura Camacho Lozano,

Carmen de la Cámara Moraño

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

archivos argentinos de pediatria

Language(s) - Spanish

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 1668-3501

pISSN - 0325-0075

DOI - 10.5546/aap.2018.e655

Subject(s) - gynecomastia , medicine , anamnesis , gynecology , breast enlargement , humanities , philosophy , surgery , endocrinology

Gynecomastia consists of breast enlargement due to a hormonal imbalance between estrogens and androgens. Unilateral and important breast growth requires ruling underlying pathologic disorders out. Mechanical cause is uncommon, causing enlargement by repeated stimulation. We report a 6-year-old boy with unilateral gynecomastia. Hyperprolactinemia is the only abnormal finding at laboratory tests. After repeated inquiries, a continuous breast selfstimulation is detected. Its relation with gynecomastia is verified because prolactin normalizes and breast regressed in further revisions, after stopping stimulus.

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