Lactation disease

MedGen UID:: 5997
•Concept ID:: C0022927
•: Disease or Syndrome

Synonyms:	Disorder, Lactation; Disorders, Lactation; Lactation Disorder; Lactation Disorders
SNOMED CT:	Disorder of lactation (35046003)

Monarch Initiative:	MONDO:0045019

Definition

A disorder not necessarily related to pregnancy that is observed in females and males. It is characterized by disturbances of milk secretion. Causes include damage to the breast parenchyma due to inflammation, medications, pituitary tumors, and hypothyroidism. [from NCI]

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CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVLactation disease

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
- Pathological process
  - Disease
    - Disorder by Site
      - Breast disorder
        Non-Neoplastic Breast Disorder
        Lactation disease

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PubMed

Nutritional Management of Short Bowel Syndrome.

Premkumar MH, Soraisham A, Bagga N, Massieu LA, Maheshwari A
Clin Perinatol 2022 Jun;49(2):557-572. Epub 2022 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2022.02.016. PMID: 35659103

ESPEN guideline: Clinical nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease.

Forbes A, Escher J, Hébuterne X, Kłęk S, Krznaric Z, Schneider S, Shamir R, Stardelova K, Wierdsma N, Wiskin AE, Bischoff SC
Clin Nutr 2017 Apr;36(2):321-347. Epub 2016 Dec 31 doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2016.12.027. PMID: 28131521

2017 Guidelines of the American Thyroid Association for the Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Disease During Pregnancy and the Postpartum.

Alexander EK, Pearce EN, Brent GA, Brown RS, Chen H, Dosiou C, Grobman WA, Laurberg P, Lazarus JH, Mandel SJ, Peeters RP, Sullivan S
Thyroid 2017 Mar;27(3):315-389. doi: 10.1089/thy.2016.0457. PMID: 28056690

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