Severo edema inducido por la terapia dopaminérgica en la enfermedad de Parkinson

Resumen

The main adverse effects of dopaminergic drugs used in Parkinson disease are hypotension, somnolence, hallucinations and impulse control disorder. Less common is leg edema. We report on a 68-year- old male receiving levodopa and pramipexole consulting for severe leg edema lasting two years, whose etiology was not ascertained with multiple lab tests. This edema subsided substantially when pramipexole was discontinued and the dose of levodopa was increased to treat motor symptoms.