Pleural effusion and fibrosis during treatment with methysergide.
Two patients being treated for migraine with methysergide developed extensive pleural fibrosis, and in addition one of them had bilateral pleural effusions, After treatment was stopped these complications, which are thought to have been due to the drug, cleared in the next few months.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008784:Methysergide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011859:Radiography
D008784:Methysergide