Adverse drug reaction suggests by a clinical vignette
Albert J FinestoneTemple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USAI had a three-lobe pneumonia and toxic encephalopathy in 2004. A lumbar puncture did not show meningitis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a macroadenoma of the pituitary gland. Prolactin level was significantly elevated,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2011-07-01
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| Series: | Clinical Interventions in Aging |
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| Online Access: | https://www.dovepress.com/adverse-drug-reaction-suggests-by-a-clinical-vignette-peer-reviewed-article-CIA |
| Summary: | Albert J FinestoneTemple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USAI had a three-lobe pneumonia and toxic encephalopathy in 2004. A lumbar puncture did not show meningitis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a macroadenoma of the pituitary gland. Prolactin level was significantly elevated, making the diagnosis a functioning prolactinoma requiring treatment. Initially, I was treated with the dopamineagonist cabergoline, which is also used in much larger doses to treat Parkinsonism. Recent reports have indicated heart valve damage in Parkinsonism patients treated with ergot-derived dopamine-receptor agonists. |
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| ISSN: | 1178-1998 |