Citalopram-induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus - first case and review concerning photosensitivity in selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 541-545

  Röhrs, Susanne ^a   Geiser, Franziska ^a   Conrad, Rupert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Citalopram; Cutaneous side effects; Depression; Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI); Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE)

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CITALOPRAM; CORTISONE; MIRTAZAPINE;

AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; DERMATITIS; DRUG FEVER; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALAISE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; RASH; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SKIN LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SKIN PRURITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CITALOPRAM; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, CUTANEOUS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865389234     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: 18737714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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