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  Priapism Associated with Olanzapine
 
 
Title: Priapism Associated with Olanzapine
Author: S.H. Hosseini
A.K. Polonowita
Appeared in: Pakistan journal of biological sciences
Paging: Volume 12 (2009) nr. 2 pages 198-200
Year: 2009
Contents: Priapism is a rare but serious adverse effect of psychotropic drugs where antipsychotic agents were implicated in 15 to 26% of priapism associated with medications. Among atypical antipsychotic, clozapine, risperidone and olanzapine have been reported to be associated with the condition. The patient was a 24 years old male referred to the OPD Clinic at Zare Psychiatry Hospital in 2007 with symptoms of delusion of control, delusion of persecution, delusion of somatic and auditory hallucination, for the last year. He had priapism following the use of olanzapine. Serotonin-Dopamine Antagonist (SDA) should be proscribed with care became of this rare yet serious complication, especially in cases with previous history of priapism following the use of psychotropic drugs.
Publisher: Asian Network for Scientific Information (provided by DOAJ)
Source file: Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften
 
 

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