title: Ergotamine-induced vasospastic ischemia mimicking arterial embolism: unusual case.
abstract: Ergotamine toxicity is an important and rare condition, including tachycardia, arterial spasm which occurring as a result of accidental overdosing or drug interactions. We assessed the consequences of delayed diagnosis of peripheral arterial vasoconstriction occurring after simultaneous macrolide use by a 35-year-old woman using an ergot-derived drug for migraine. Diagnosis of ergotamine intoxication begins with suspicion. Interventional radiologists and surgeons should be aware of this acute dangerous condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey. gurhanadam@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Gürhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tolga
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurt
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Celal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Çınar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarıyıldırım
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Resorlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Ümit
authors.initials: AÜ
authors.lastname: Yener
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Özcan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saçar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Özdemir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017128:Embolectomy; D004617:Embolism / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery; D004878:Ergotamine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D004878:Ergotamine