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Michio Otsuki
Department School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine Position Professor and Division head |
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| Article types | Case report |
| Language | English |
| Peer review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | A case of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism caused by opioid treatment for nonmalignant chronic pain |
| Journal | Formal name：Case reports in medicine Abbreviation：Case Rep Med ISSN code：16879635 (Electronic) |
| Domestic / Foregin | Foregin |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 2012,pp.740603 |
| Author and coauthor | Tabuchi, Y. Yasuda, T. Kaneto, H. Kitamura, T. Kozawa, J. Otsuki, M. Imagawa, A. Nakae, A. Matsuda, Y. Uematsu, H. Mashimo, T. Shibata, M. Shimomura, I. |
| Publication date | 2012 |
| Summary | We report a case of 42-year-old male patient with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. He suffered from general fatigue and erectile dysfunction after the treatment with transdermal fentanyl for chronic pain by traffic injury. Endocrine examinations and hormone stimulating tests showed that he had hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed no abnormal findings, and he had no past history of accounting for acquired hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Therefore, his hypogonadism was diagnosed to be caused by opioid treatment. Although opioid-induced endocrine dysfunctions are not widely recognized, this case suggests that we should consider the possibility of endocrine dysfunctions in patients with opioid treatment. |
| DOI | 10.1155/2012/740603 |
| Document No. | 23326276 |