Irreversible coma, ergotamine, and ritonavir.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Death
- Ergotamine
- Ritonavir