title: Ergotamine abuse and extra-hepatic portal hypertension.
abstract: Arterial complications following ergotamine therapy have been well recognized since the beginning of this century. Venous complications, however, have only rarely been reported. A 48 year old Nigerian woman developed extra-hepatic portal hypertension coincident with a chronic overdosage of ergotamine. The literature elucidating the possible mechanisms involved is reviewed.
mesh_terms: D004878:Ergotamine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
chemical_list: D004878:Ergotamine