title: Ergotism related to a single dose of ergotamine tartrate in an AIDS patient treated with ritonavir.
abstract: We report a rare case of ergotism related to a single dose of ergotamine tartrate in a man with AIDS being treated with ritonavir. He was treated with a prostacyclin analogue and made a complete recovery.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne 2, Hôpital Cochin, Université René Descartes, Paris, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blanche
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rigolet
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gombert
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ginsburg
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Salmon
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sicard
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000075202:Contraindications; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004878:Ergotamine / Q000506:poisoning*; D004881:Ergotism / Q000209:etiology*; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D019438:Ritonavir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; C104464:CYP3A protein, human; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; D019438:Ritonavir; D004878:Ergotamine