Dysmorphic Delusion and Olanzapine-Induced Postpartum Dermatosis in a Case of Schizophrenia

Sir, Olanzapine has been used widely to control psychotic symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and aggression associated with other psychiatric disorders. Case Report A 25-year-old lady, Mrs. G, P1L1, 6 months postpartum, presented with a 1-year history of hallucinatory behavio...

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Published inIndian journal of psychological medicine Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 393 - 395
Main Authors Sutar, Roshan, Ganjekar, Sundarnag
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi, India SAGE Publications 01.07.2019
Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Sage Publications, New Delhi India
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
SAGE Publishing
Subjects
Acne
Antipsychotic agents
Antipsychotics
Bipolar disorder
Complications and side effects
Dermatologic agents
Family relations
Hallucinations
Hyperglycemia
Letters to Editor
Mental disorders
Olanzapine
Patients
Postpartum period
Pregnancy
Psychological symptoms
Psychosis
Psychotropic drugs
Schizophrenia
Skin diseases
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Summary:Sir, Olanzapine has been used widely to control psychotic symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and aggression associated with other psychiatric disorders. Case Report A 25-year-old lady, Mrs. G, P1L1, 6 months postpartum, presented with a 1-year history of hallucinatory behavior, hostility toward family members, disorganized behavior, and poor bonding with a physically healthy infant. In future, we need to study the exact mechanism of this adverse effect as olanzapine being one of the state of the art atypical antipsychotics, the cosmetic side effects should not limit its use. [...]drug-induced dermatological adverse effect of antipsychotics can be challenging in patients with dysmorphic facial delusions.
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ISSN:0253-7176
0975-1564
DOI:10.4103/IJPSYM.IJPSYM_74_19