Ergotamine Poisoning Producing Renal Arterial Spasm

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ALTHOUGH ergotamine poisoning is usually due to overdosage, toxic reactions may result from an innate sensitivity to small doses. In the following case of such sensitivity to ergotamine tartrate, renal-artery spasm was documented by arteriography.Case ReportA 40-year-old woman entered Duke Hospital on November 18, 1969, with cluster headaches and a 10-year history of intermittent hypertension.Physical examination revealed a thin woman with a blood pressure of 150/100 and a pulse of 106, with a regular rate. The right pupil was larger than the left (congenital) and funduscopic examination was negative. All pulses were palpable and strong, without peripheral . . .