Multimodal Imaging of Constrictive Pericarditis Induced by Long-term Pergolide Treatment for Parkinson's Disease

• Published in: Internal Medicine Vol. 62; no. 24; pp. 3637 - 3641
• Main Authors: Aoyagi, Hiroyuki, Tsujinaga, Shingo, Takahashi, Yuki, Naito, Seiichiro, Sato, Takuma, Otsuka, Takuya, Tamaki, Yoji, Motoi, Ko, Ishizaka, Suguru, Chiba, Yasuyuki, Kamiya, Kiwamu, Iwano, Hiroyuki, Nagai, Toshiyuki, Wakasa, Satoru, Anzai, Toshihisa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 15.12.2023; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Aged; Case Report; constrictive pericarditis; Dyspnea; Edema; Humans; Internal medicine; Movement disorders; Multimodal Imaging; Neurodegenerative diseases; Parkinson Disease - complications; Parkinson Disease - diagnostic imaging; Parkinson Disease - drug therapy; Parkinson's disease; pergolide; Pergolide - adverse effects; Pericardiectomy; Pericarditis; Pericarditis, Constrictive - diagnostic imaging; Pericarditis, Constrictive - drug therapy; Pericarditis, Constrictive - etiology; Pericardium; Pericardium - diagnostic imaging; Pericardium - pathology; Respiration; Parkinson's disease; constrictive pericarditis; pergolide; multimodal imaging

We herein report the first case of constrictive pericarditis (CP) induced by long-term pergolide treatment for Parkinson's disease that was assessed using multimodal imaging in a 72-year-old patient with leg edema and dyspnea. The patient was correctly diagnosed with CP using multimodal imaging...