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Case Reports
. 1985 May;61(715):461-3.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.61.715.461.

Ergotamine abuse and extra-hepatic portal hypertension

P E Fisher, D B Silk, N Menzies-Gow, M Dingle
Case Reports

Ergotamine abuse and extra-hepatic portal hypertension

P E Fisher et al. Postgrad Med J. 1985 May.

Abstract

Arterial complications following ergotamine therapy have been well recognized since the beginning of this century. Venous complications, however, have only rarely been reported. A 48 year old Nigerian woman developed extra-hepatic portal hypertension coincident with a chronic overdosage of ergotamine. The literature elucidating the possible mechanisms involved is reviewed.

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