title: Irreversible coma, ergotamine, and ritonavir.
abstract: We report the first case in the medical literature (to our knowledge) of a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection who was being treated with ritonavir and developed signs of severe vascular involvement and irreversible coma after the administration of 3 mg of ergotamine tartrate.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Clinica Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain. candypar@eresmas.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pardo Rey
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yebra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borrallo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Montero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004878:Ergotamine / Q000506:poisoning* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D019438:Ritonavir / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D019438:Ritonavir; D004878:Ergotamine