A  case report of Lithium induced Dariers  disease

Dinesh Kumar MK; Aswathi T V; Shima K

doi:10.30834/KJP.33.1.2020.181

Authors

Dinesh Kumar MK Department of Psychiatry, Malabar Medical college, Modakkallur,Calicut
Aswathi T V Department of Dermatology, Malabar Medical college, Modakkallur,Calicut
Shima K Department of Pathology, Malabar Medical college, Modakkallur,Calicut

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30834/KJP.33.1.2020.181

Keywords:

Lithium, Bipolar disorder, Dariers disease

Abstract

Lithium has been used frequently in the management of Affective disorders since six decades and known to cause dermatological adverse events in the form of Acne, exacerbation of Psoriasis etc..Here we report another dermatological manifestation of Lithium therapy, induction of Dariers disease.

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