Maniac psychosis and erythematous dermatitis induced by disulfiram

Disulfiram is the drug prescribed for the treatment of alcohol dependence syndrome for few decades, and transient functional psychosis has been reported as one of its side effects. Skin erythematous reaction is another adverse effect reported simultaneously as a rare combination. This report discuss...

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Main Author: Naveen D Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Archives of Mental Health
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Online Access:http://www.amhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9171;year=2017;volume=18;issue=1;spage=64;epage=65;aulast=Kumar;type=0
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spelling doaj-1a3efea8cff64b978b529da88aec19c82020-11-25T03:04:04ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsArchives of Mental Health2589-91712589-918X2017-01-011816465Maniac psychosis and erythematous dermatitis induced by disulfiramNaveen D KumarDisulfiram is the drug prescribed for the treatment of alcohol dependence syndrome for few decades, and transient functional psychosis has been reported as one of its side effects. Skin erythematous reaction is another adverse effect reported simultaneously as a rare combination. This report discusses a case of acute psychosis (affective) and skin rash in a patient on disulfiram and caution should be considered personal and familial antecedents of vulnerability.http://www.amhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9171;year=2017;volume=18;issue=1;spage=64;epage=65;aulast=Kumar;type=0disulfirampsychosisskin rash
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author Naveen D Kumar
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Maniac psychosis and erythematous dermatitis induced by disulfiram
Archives of Mental Health
disulfiram
psychosis
skin rash
author_facet Naveen D Kumar
author_sort Naveen D Kumar
title Maniac psychosis and erythematous dermatitis induced by disulfiram
title_short Maniac psychosis and erythematous dermatitis induced by disulfiram
title_full Maniac psychosis and erythematous dermatitis induced by disulfiram
title_fullStr Maniac psychosis and erythematous dermatitis induced by disulfiram
title_full_unstemmed Maniac psychosis and erythematous dermatitis induced by disulfiram
title_sort maniac psychosis and erythematous dermatitis induced by disulfiram
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Archives of Mental Health
issn 2589-9171
2589-918X
publishDate 2017-01-01
description Disulfiram is the drug prescribed for the treatment of alcohol dependence syndrome for few decades, and transient functional psychosis has been reported as one of its side effects. Skin erythematous reaction is another adverse effect reported simultaneously as a rare combination. This report discusses a case of acute psychosis (affective) and skin rash in a patient on disulfiram and caution should be considered personal and familial antecedents of vulnerability.
topic disulfiram
psychosis
skin rash
url http://www.amhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9171;year=2017;volume=18;issue=1;spage=64;epage=65;aulast=Kumar;type=0
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