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Pages 221-224 (April 2008)
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Pages 221-224 (April 2008)
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Lichenoid Drug Eruption Induced by Olanzapine
Erupción Liquenoide Inducida Por Olanzapina
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R. Fernández-Torresa,
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Correspondence: Hospital Juan Canalejo, Xubias de Arriba, 84 15006 La Coruña, Spain.
, M. Almagroa, J. del Pozoa, O. Roblesb, C. Martínez-Gonzáleza, M. Mazairaa, E. Fonsecaa
a Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spain
b Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spain
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Abstract

Lichenoid drug eruptions can mimic idiopathic lichen planus and other dermatoses. The list of drugs that can cause them is long and growing steadily. Although cutaneous side effects of antipsychotics are rare, various cutaneous manifestations have been reported in association with olanzapine. We present the case of a patient who developed an atypical lichenoid eruption due to olanzapine. A review of the literature in Medline from 1951 to 2007 and in the Índice Médico Español (Spanish Medical Index) revealed no previous cases of lichenoid eruptions associated with the use of this drug.

Key words:
olanzapine
lichenoid drug eruption
lichen planus
Resumen

Las erupciones liquenoides inducidas por fármacos pueden simular un liquen plano idiopático y otras dermatosis. La lista de fármacos que pueden inducirlas es amplia y se incrementa constantemente. Aunque los efectos secundarios cutáneos en relación con antipsicóticos son raros, se han descrito diversas manifestaciones cutáneas en relación con la olanzapina.

Presentamos el caso de una paciente que desarrolló una erupción liquenoide atípica debida a olanzapina. En la revisión de la literatura que hemos realizado (Medline desde 1951 hasta 2007 e Índice Médico Español) no hemos encontrado ningún caso descrito de erupción liquenoide relacionado con este fármaco.

Palabras clave:
olanzapina
erupción liquenoide por fármacos
liquen plano
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