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 Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. e72 - e73
Main Authors:	Rey, C. Pardo, Yebra, M., Borrallo, M., Vega, A., Ramos, A., Montero, M. C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States The University of Chicago Press 01-09-2003
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.
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ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1086/376636