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Olanzapine‑induced tender pitting pre‑tibial edema

Kaliaperumal Mathan1, Venkatesan Muthukrishnan1, Vikas Menon1★★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.

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Vikas Menon

Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.

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Received: 14-10-2014; Revised: 08-11-2014; Accepted: 21-12-2014.

Volume 6, Issue 2 · pp. 114–115 · PUBLISHED 2015 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.155494

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Antipsychotic‑induced edema is uncommonly encountered in clinical practice. We report a case of tender pitting pre‑tibial edema with olanzapine in a woman with no medical comorbidities. The peculiar distribution of edema resulted in diagnostic confusion necessitating specific investigations. Eventually, the edema resolved following complete stoppage of the drug, but caused distress to the patient and the caregiver.

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    Mathan, K., Muthukrishnan, V., & Menon, V. (2015). Olanzapine‑induced tender pitting pre‑tibial edema. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 6(2), 114–115. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.155494