1/2. amantadine-induced peripheral neuropathy.We report a 48-year-old woman with a 17-year history of PD who developed a peripheral sensory-motor neuropathy secondary to chronic administration (8 years) of amantadine. Discontinuation of amantadine resulted in resolution of trophic skin ulcers, paresthesias, and distal weakness. amantadine may be hazardous to patients with severe and chronic livedo reticularis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = livedo reticularis, reticularis, livedo (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/2. amantadine-induced livedo reticularis: a report of two cases.In the last several years, amantadine has been increasingly prescribed for akinesia in Parkinson's disease and to combat fatigue associated with multiple sclerosis. amantadine is a well-known medication involved in drug-induced livedo reticularis (LR), yet remains under-reported in the English literature. We describe 2 patients with amantadine livedo reticularis: one patient with multiple sclerosis had, previous to this eruption, tolerated 4 years of amantadine therapy without adverse reactions and another patient with Parkinson's disease who developed LR 1 month after starting amantadine.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5.2698434149174keywords = livedo reticularis, reticularis, livedo (Clic here for more details about this article) |