Severo edema inducido por la terapia dopaminérgica en la enfermedad de Parkinson. Caso clínico

• Autores: Marcelo Miranda C., Lorena Hudson A.
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 145, Nº. 12, 2017, págs. 1624-1625
• Idioma: español
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  • Severe leg edema associated with the use of dopaminergic drugs in Parkinson's disease. Report of one case
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  • The main adverse effects of dopaminergic drugs used in Parkinson's disease are hypotension, somnolence, hallucinations and impulse control disorder. Less common is leg edema. We report on a 68-year-old male receiving levodopa and pramipexole consulting for severe leg edema lasting two years, whose etiology was not ascertained with multiple lab tests. This edema subsided substantially when pramipexole was discontinued and the dose of levodopa was increased to treat motor symptoms.