## Abstract We report on 2 patients treated with pergolide, 1 of whom developed pleural fibrosis and the other retroperitoneal fibrosis. In both cases, an extensive diagnostic evaluation and surgical intervention were required to reach a diagnosis. Based on our experience with these patients and a
Reply: Diagnosis and management of pergolide-induced fibrosis
โ Scribed by Steven Frucht; Pinky Agarwal; Stanley Fahn
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 36 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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The original letter to which this reply refers was published in Movement DisordersMov Disord (2005) 20 (4) 512โ513.
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## Abstract A reply to this letter has been published in __Movement__ Disorders Mov Disord (2005) 20 (4) 513.
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