Less common side effects of methyldopa.
A patient with methyldopa-induced hyperpyrexia who also developed positive antinuclear factors, LE cells and ocular disturbance is described. These side effects disappeared when the drug was withdrawn. The incidence of these side effects is reviewed. Methyldopa should be withdrawn when these side effects appear, as less troublesome antihypertensive drugs are now readily available.
D000368:Aged; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008750:Methyldopa / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009504:Neutrophils; D014985:Xerophthalmia / Q000139:chemically induced*
D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D008750:Methyldopa