Clozapine-Induced Phototoxicity: An Unusual Side Effect of Atypical Antipsychotics

INTRODUCTION: Clozapine is a second-generation antipsychotic used for treatment-refractory schizophrenia. Photosensitivity is a major concern when prescribing typical antipsychotics, while atypical antipsychotics are thought to be less photosensitive. CASE REPORT: We report a 27-year-old military pe...

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Autores principales: Al-Aojan, S., Al-Khalifah, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6036849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30046495
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9242515
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description INTRODUCTION: Clozapine is a second-generation antipsychotic used for treatment-refractory schizophrenia. Photosensitivity is a major concern when prescribing typical antipsychotics, while atypical antipsychotics are thought to be less photosensitive. CASE REPORT: We report a 27-year-old military personnel who developed a phototoxic drug reaction after using clozapine for schizophrenia. CONCLUSION: Recognition of rare but possible ability of atypical antipsychotics to cause photosensitivity is pertinent to patients care and proper counseling.
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spelling pubmed-60368492018-07-25 Clozapine-Induced Phototoxicity: An Unusual Side Effect of Atypical Antipsychotics Al-Aojan, S. Al-Khalifah, A. Case Rep Dermatol Med Case Report INTRODUCTION: Clozapine is a second-generation antipsychotic used for treatment-refractory schizophrenia. Photosensitivity is a major concern when prescribing typical antipsychotics, while atypical antipsychotics are thought to be less photosensitive. CASE REPORT: We report a 27-year-old military personnel who developed a phototoxic drug reaction after using clozapine for schizophrenia. CONCLUSION: Recognition of rare but possible ability of atypical antipsychotics to cause photosensitivity is pertinent to patients care and proper counseling. Hindawi 2018-06-25 /pmc/articles/PMC6036849/ /pubmed/30046495 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9242515 Text en Copyright © 2018 S. Al-Aojan and A. Al-Khalifah. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6036849/
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