Development of reversible hypertension during disulfiram therapy.
An alcoholic patient had a gradual increase of BP while he was treated with disulfiram. The BP returned to normal after the disulfiram was withdrawn. Increased BP should be considered a possible side effect of long-term disulfiram therapy, especially in the presence of alcohol-induced liver damage.
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000188:drug therapy; D004221:Disulfiram / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D004221:Disulfiram