Irreversible Coma, Ergotamine, and Ritonavir

We report the first case in the medical literature (to our knowledge) of a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection who was being treated with ritonavir and developed signs of severe vascular involvement and irreversible coma after the administration of 3 mg of ergotamine tartrate.

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2003-09, Vol.37 (5), p.e72-e73
Main Authors: Rey, C. Pardo, Yebra, M., Borrallo, M., Vega, A., Ramos, A., Montero, M. C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Brain Death - diagnosis
Drug Interactions
Ergotamine - poisoning
Ergotamine - therapeutic use
Female
HIV Infections - drug therapy
Humans
Ritonavir - therapeutic use
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Summary:We report the first case in the medical literature (to our knowledge) of a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection who was being treated with ritonavir and developed signs of severe vascular involvement and irreversible coma after the administration of 3 mg of ergotamine tartrate.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/376636