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Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome due to Atovaquone
A 72-year-old Japanese woman with rheumatoid arthritis whose activity decreased with previous treatments had recurrent thunderclap headaches during an atovaquone regimen for the treatment of pneumocystis pneumonia. The recurrent headaches disappeared after discontinuation of the drug. Brain magnetic...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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S. Karger AG
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5803701/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29422854 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000484551 |
| Sumario: | A 72-year-old Japanese woman with rheumatoid arthritis whose activity decreased with previous treatments had recurrent thunderclap headaches during an atovaquone regimen for the treatment of pneumocystis pneumonia. The recurrent headaches disappeared after discontinuation of the drug. Brain magnetic resonance images showed multiple cerebral vasoconstrictions of cerebral arteries with vasogenic cerebral white matter edema, which diminished several weeks later. We diagnosed the patient's headaches as reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome due to atovaquone. |
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