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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-4a8f61d397394fbc8da34b2927e9d3272022-12-21T20:30:17ZengDove Medical PressClinical Interventions in Aging1178-19982011-07-01Volume 61992007852Adverse drug reaction suggests by a clinical vignetteFinestone AJAlbert 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.https://www.dovepress.com/adverse-drug-reaction-suggests-by-a-clinical-vignette-peer-reviewed-article-CIAdopamine agonistsparkinsonismvalve damage |
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| title | Adverse drug reaction suggests by a clinical vignette |
| title_full | Adverse drug reaction suggests by a clinical vignette |
| title_fullStr | Adverse drug reaction suggests by a clinical vignette |
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| title_short | Adverse drug reaction suggests by a clinical vignette |
| title_sort | adverse drug reaction suggests by a clinical vignette |
| topic | dopamine agonists parkinsonism valve damage |
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