Open AccessPRAMIPEXOLE INDUCED RECURRENT PLEURAL EFFUSION
Author(s) -
Muhammad Ahmad Ghazi,
Khalid Saeed Malik
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2012.19.03.2139
Subject(s) - medicine , pleural effusion , pramipexole , context (archaeology) , effusion , etiology , surgery , disease , parkinson's disease , paleontology , biology
Context: Recurrent pleural effusions are relatively uncommon and as clinicians we keep drug induced pleural effusion lower inour list of differentials. Pramipexole induced recurrent pleural effusion can be life threatening if not recognized early and has been reported inliterature only a few times. Case Report: A 44 years old man with history of traumatic brain injury presented with pneumonitis and p leuraleffusion which was tapped. Patient returned with pleural effusion within 2 weeks and a careful analysis of all the risk factor and drugs revealedthat the most likely etiology was chronic use of Pramipexole leading to recurrent pleural effusion and early pulmonary fibrosis. Conclusions:Pramipexole induced recurrent pleural effusion can cause significant morbidity and should be recognized early. Physician prescribing thismedication should be aware of this rare side effect of the medication.