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Hautarzt
; 49(9): 722-4, 1998 Sep.
Article
in German
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9794162
ABSTRACT
A 78 year old women developed acute fingertip necrosis just a few days after starting dihydroergotamine. The lesions healed in 3 weeks after the medication was stopped. The patient had suffered from Raynaud syndrome for 5 years and limited systemic sclerosis was diagnosed during the necrotic episode. Advanced age and microangiopathies are contraindications to the use of ergot-containing preparations.