Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Sep 1;37(5):e72-3. Epub 2003 Aug 13.

Irreversible coma, ergotamine, and ritonavir.

Pardo Rey C, Yebra M, Borrallo M, Vega A, Ramos A, Montero MC.

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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.

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