Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to A Remme.
Drugs containing ergotamine are commonly used in the treatment of migraine. Hypersensitivity to these drugs may be triggered off even with intake of recommended doses, inducing peripheral ischemia. Contributing factors to ergotism are concurrent fever, liver disease and drugs such as erythromycin or propranolol. We present a case history and different methods of treatment.
The incidence of suicide is increasing, the most common form being intoxication by drugs. It is well known that young cocaine abusers, with no cardiovascular disease, may suffer from acute chest pain due to arterial coronary spasm or myocardial infarction. Adrenoceptor stimulating drugs will give the same symptoms and should be considered as a possible cause of the pain in young intoxicated patients with no history of drug abuse or cardiovascular disease. A case is presented.