Pheochromocytoma crisis caused by contemporary ergotamine, caffeine, and nimesulide administration

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 314, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 396-398

  Del Rosso, Attilio ^a,b   Fradella, Giuseppe ^a   Russo, Laura ^a   Bartoli, Paolo ^a   Bonechi, Francesco ^a   Brandinelli, Antonio ^a   Maioli, Mauro ^a   Mazza, Fortunato ^a   Sansoni, Marco ^a   Zipoli, Andrea ^a   Mannelli, Massimo ^b   Ieri, Aldo ^a  

^a Ospedale S Pietro Igneo   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Caffeine; Ergotamine; Multiple organ failure; Nimesulide; Pheochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

CAFERGOT; CAFFEINE; ERGOTAMINE; NIMESULIDE;

ABDOMINAL SCINTISCANNING; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIGRAINE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0031440518     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199712000-00006     Document Type: Article

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