Aripiprazole-induced acneiform eruption

Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2008 Sep-Oct;30(5):479-81. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.02.004. Epub 2008 Jul 23.

Abstract

Drug-induced acneiform eruptions are inflammatory follicular reactions that resemble acne vulgaris both in morphology and distribution, which manifest clinically as papulopustules and occasionally as comedones. We report a case of a patient who developed acneiform eruptions while being treated with aripiprazole which resolved after discontinuation of aripiprazole and application of topical retinoic acid. The acneiform eruption could be explained on the basis of Type III allergic mechanism in an already sensitized individual.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acneiform Eruptions / chemically induced*
  • Acneiform Eruptions / diagnosis
  • Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Aripiprazole
  • Drug Eruptions / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Piperazines / adverse effects*
  • Piperazines / therapeutic use
  • Quinolones / adverse effects*
  • Quinolones / therapeutic use
  • Schizophrenia, Paranoid / drug therapy*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Piperazines
  • Quinolones
  • Aripiprazole