INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-4184 | Impact factor: 8.76 | ESTD Year: 2016
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Gynecomastia is the presence of subareolar breast tissue that is palpable and has a diameter of 2 cm or more. The frequency rises with age, obesity and is typically silent, undetected by patients. Gynecomastian is assumed to be caused by an altered balance between oestrogen and androgen effects. A 66 years old male patient had diagnosed with ulcer and omeprazole tablet should be taken in 3 months. Then after 3 months cardiologist confirmed this patient had omeprazole induced gynecomastia. After that omeprazole tablet should be stopped and alternatively ranitidine tablet 150 mg twice daily should be given. After two weeks patient symptom was subsided and he recovered.
Keywords:
Omeprazole, Gynecomastia, Estrogens, Androgens.
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"Omeprazole Induced Gynaecomastia - A Case Study", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no.c561-c567, July-2023, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2307254.pdf
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2456-4184 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.76 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
An International Scholarly Open Access Journal, Peer-Reviewed, Refereed Journal Impact Factor 8.76 Calculate by Google Scholar and Semantic Scholar | AI-Powered Research Tool, Multidisciplinary, Monthly, Multilanguage Journal Indexing in All Major Database & Metadata, Citation Generator
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