Pleuropulmonary disease with bromocriptin: a case report and a literature review.

Bromocriptine, a derivate of ergot of rye, is employed in high doses for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, and may induct pleuropulmonary affections. We report the case of a 75-years-old patient, on bromocriptin for 5 years, who presented a progressive dyspnea, due to a pleural thickening, and moderate interstitial infiltrate, associated with an inflammatory syndrome. The outcome was favorable with 3 months of bromocriptin cessation. These complications are rarely described, probably underestimated, and justify a respiratory follow-up for these patients, who are difficult to stabilize in their neurologic treatment.