Severe peripheral arteriospasm following oxytocin administration.
A parturient patient with imminent gangrene of the extremity caused by oxytocin-induced arteriospasm is described. The appliance of conventional measures such as anticoagulation and vasodilatation produced an immediate and sustained reversal of the arteriospasm together with dramatic relief of symptoms and signs.
D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm; D001158:Arteries / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D013035:Spasm / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced
D010121:Oxytocin