ABSTRACT
La enfermedad de Parkinson (EP) se puede considerar como la segunda enfermedad neurodegenerativa en cuanto a prevalencia se refiere. La EP es una enfermedad de carácter crónico que evoluciona en fases consecutivas, con un diagnóstico inicial insidioso y de manejo complejo para el médico de Atención Primaria. En este artículo presentamos un caso de una interacción medicamentosa poco estudiada entre fármacos antidepresivos y antiparkinsonianos. La paciente acudió a revisión de neurología y, en un ajuste de medicación realizado por el compañero de neurología, se añadió rasalagina a su tratamiento habitual (levodopa/carbidopa) y ello creó a la paciente un cuadro de alucinaciones. Tras un estudio pormenorizado del caso, se llegó a la conclusión de que la rasalagina debía ser retirada y el cuadro neurológico de alucinaciones remitió.
Parkinson's Disease (PD) can be deemed the second neurodegenerative disease in terms of prevalence. PD is a chronic disease that evolves in consecutive phases, with an insidious initial diagnosis and complex management for the primary care physician. In this paper we report a case of a poorly studied drug interaction between antidepressant and antiparkinsonian drugs. The patient went to a neurology review where, in a medication adjustment made by a neurology colleague, Rasalagin was added to her usual treatment (levodopa/carbidopa), which created hallucinations in the patient. After a minor case study, the conclusion was drawn that rasalagin should be withdrawn and the neurological picture of hallucinations remitted.(AU)
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Aged, 80 and over , Parkinson Disease/drug therapy , Hallucinations , Depression , Drug Interactions , Inpatients , Physical Examination , Neurodegenerative Diseases , Nervous SystemABSTRACT
A woman, 74 years of age, presented to the emergency department with a lesion on the lower abdominal wall that had started a month earlier and was not associated with any other symptoms. Her family physician had treated it with emollient creams. Relevant past medical history included congestive heart failure, hypertension, hypertensive heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, mitral regurgitation, chronic atrial fibrillation, rosacea and diabetes mellitus that was being treated with oral hypoglycaemics (metformin). Physical examination revealed an area of skin on the lower abdominal wall that was ill-defined and indurated, with whitish papules and a 'cobblestone' appearance (Figure 1).
