LETTER
Holiday Gynecomastia Related to Marijuana?
Kenneth R. Dardick
1 August 1993 | Volume 119 Issue 3 | Page 253
TO THE EDITOR:
Heufelder and colleagues [1] reported a case of gynecomastia in a patient who had vacationed in the Virgin Islands. They speculated on the possible contribution of heavy alcohol intake or estrogenized chicken as the cause of this syndrome. Another possible contributing factor, which has been previously reported [2, 3], could be heavy marijuana use.
1. Heufelder AE, Leinung MC, Northcutt RC. Holiday gynecomastia. Ann Intern Med. 1992; 116:877.
2. Harmon J, Aliapoulios MA. Gynecomastia in marijuana users. N Engl J Med. 1972; 287:936.
3. Harmon JW, Aliapoulios MA. Marijuana-induced gynecomastia: clinical and laboratory experience. Surgical Forum. 1974; 25:423-5.
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