1.
Pathologica
; 110(1): 75-77, 2018 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30259915
RESUMO
The first case of severe drug-induced gastrointestinal injury related to levodopa is described. The 86-year-old patient experienced acute colitis temporally related to the intake of the drug with complete resolution of symptoms on levodopa withdrawal. Awareness of the possibility of a levodopa-related damage on colon biopsies performed for acute colitis is of paramount importance for pathologists. However, in order to exclude or confirm a drug-related damage an effective communications between clinicians and pathologists is always required.
Assuntos
Antiparkinsonianos/efeitos adversos , Colite/diagnóstico , Levodopa/efeitos adversos , Transtornos Parkinsonianos/tratamento farmacológico , Doença Aguda , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Antiparkinsonianos/administração & dosagem , Colite/induzido quimicamente , Colite/patologia , Colo/patologia , Colonoscopia , Humanos , Levodopa/administração & dosagem , Masculino , Resultado do Tratamento
2.
Neurol Res
; 18(3): 212-6, 1996 Jun.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8837054