PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA CRISIS CAUSED BY CONTEMPORARY ERGOTAMINE, CAFFEINE, AND NIMESULIDE ADMINISTRATION

Authors
DELROSSO A FRADELLA G RUSSO L BARTOLI P BONECHI F BRANDINELLI A MAIOLI M MAZZA F SANSONI M ZIPOLI A MANNELLI M IERI A
Citation
A. Delrosso et al., PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA CRISIS CAUSED BY CONTEMPORARY ERGOTAMINE, CAFFEINE, AND NIMESULIDE ADMINISTRATION, The American journal of the medical sciences, 314(6), 1997, pp. 396-398
Citations number
19
Journal title
The American journal of the medical sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029629
Volume
314
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
396 - 398
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9629(1997)314:6<396:PCCBCE>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Pheochromocytoma is a rare tamer that secretes excess catecholamines. Pheochromocytoma crises may be precipitated by the use of several drug s. This article describes the case of a patient affected by pheochromo cytoma in whom multiple organ failure developed after contemporary adm inistration of ergotamine, caffeine, and nimesulide. The patient recov ered completely long after surgical intervention.