Olanzapine-induced skin rash: A case report

Mansi Shah; Sagar Karia; Heena Merchant; Nilesh Shah; Avinash De Sousa

doi:10.18231/j.tjp.2019.013

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CASE REPORT

Year : 2019 \| Volume : 5 \| Issue : 1 \| Page : 70-71

Olanzapine-induced skin rash: A case report Mansi Shah¹, Sagar Karia², Heena Merchant³, Nilesh Shah⁴, Avinash De Sousa⁵ ¹ Resident Doctor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ² Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ³ Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ⁴ Professor and Head, Dept. of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ⁵ Research Associate, Dept. of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Correspondence Address: Avinash De Sousa Research Associate, Dept. of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra India Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.18231/j.tjp.2019.013

Skin rashes have been reported after the start of various antipsychotic drugs in the scientific literature. It is important that psychiatrists be aware of antipsychotic-induced skin reactions in patients on antipsychotic medication which can be an uncommon yet possible occurrence. Patients with psychiatric problems may be prone to skin reactions and may not report the same as they may not be aware of the same. We herewith report a case of skin reaction with Olanzapine in a patient with schizophrenia.



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