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A 47-year-old man exhibited loss of libido and impotence in association with plasma hyperprolactinemia and a pituitary mass with downward extension of the tumor to the sphenoid sinus and to the suprasellar cisterns. Bromocriptine, 15 mg daily, reduced the hyperprolactinemia as well as tumor size. After 8 months on this therapy, the patient developed overt CSF liquorrhea. Five days after discontinuation of bromocriptine, the CSF rhinorrhea stopped, and when bromocriptine was given again 2 weeks later, CSF rhinorrhea returned within 3 days. We believe this phenomenon to be due to retraction of tumor by bromocriptine exposing a defect in the sella floor. Transient occurrence of CSF rhinorrhea can be considered as a consequence of tumor regression in patients on bromocriptine. The possibility of this complication, especially in patients with downward extension of tumor, should be noted.
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