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Ecchymosis associated with the use of fluoxetine: Case report

Fluoksetin kullanımı ile ilişkili ekimoz: Olgu sunumu

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For this reason, caution is recommended when using fluoxetine and other SSRIs in patients with thrombocytopenia or suspected platelet dysfunction.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) are well established in psychopharmacological therapy.
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Key Findings & Data:Case Summary: A 23 year old woman was diagnosed with depressive disorder according to DSM IV criteria and treated with fluoxetine 20 mg/day.
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Conclusion & Impact:For this reason, caution is recommended when using fluoxetine and other SSRIs in patients with thrombocytopenia or suspected platelet dysfunction.
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⚙️Variables:Depresyon · İlaç aşırı duyarlılığı · İlaç toksisitesi

Abstract

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) are well established in psychopharmacological therapy. SSRIs have been shown to be very effective in the treatment of depressive, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders and have a favorable side effect profile. Although bleeding events are rare, there may be potentially severe hematology complications following treatment with SSRIs. Fluoxetine has been reported to cause ecchymosis, bleeding and other hematology problems. The aim of this article is to report a case of suspected fluoxetine induced ecchymosis and to review the literature about this adverse effect. Case Summary: A 23 year old woman was diagnosed with depressive disorder according to DSM IV criteria and treated with fluoxetine 20 mg/day. After treatment for 10 weeks, the patient reported ecchymosis without any trauma. Her complete blood cell count, prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time, bleeding time and other hematology screening tests were within the normal limits. Her complete physical examination was also normal. After the medication was discontinued for 4 weeks, ecchymosis disappeared. A month later, the patient took fluoxetine for a week, and then the ecchymosis restarted. Fluoxetin was suspected to be the cause of these lesions. SSRIs cause these side effects by disrupting the normal platelet aggregation process through the blockade of serotonin uptake into platelets. For this reason, caution is recommended when using fluoxetine and other SSRIs in patients with thrombocytopenia or suspected platelet dysfunction.

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Seçici serotonin gerialım inhibitörleri (SSGİ) psikofarma kolojik tedavide önemli bir yer tutmaktadır. SSGİ'nin depresyon, bunaltı ve saplantı zorlantı bozukluklarının tedavilerinde etkili olduğu; yan etkilerinin de az olduğu gösterilmiştir. SSGİ tedavilerine bağlı seyrek fakat şiddetli kanama komplikasyonları olabilir. Bu grup ilaçlardan fluoksetinin ekimoz, kanama ve diğer hematolojik sorunlara neden olduğu bildirilmiştir. Yazının amacı; ekimotik lezyonların fluoksetin kullanımına bağlı olduğu düşünülen bir olguyu sunmak ve bu yan etki ile ilgili literatürü gözden geçirmektir. Olgu özeti: DSM IV ölçütlerine göre depresyon tanısı konan 23 yaşındaki kadın hastaya 20 mg/gün fluoksetin verilmiştir. Hasta, tedavinin onuncu haftasından sonra incinme olmadan meydana gelen ekimotik lezyonlar bildirmiştir. Tam kan sayımı, protrombin zamanı, kısmi trombop lastin zamanı, kanama zamanı ve diğer kan incelemeleri normal bulunmuştur. Hastanın fizik muayenesi normal olarak değerlendirilmiştir, ilacın kesilmesinden dört hafta sonra lezyonlar kaybolmuş ve bir ay sonra ilaç bir hafta kullanıldığında tekrar ortaya çıkmıştır. Değerlendirmelerin sonucunda lezyonların fluoksetin kullanımına bağlı olduğu düşünülmüştür. SSGİ bu etkilerini trombositler içine serotonin alımını engelleme yolu ile trombosit kümelenmelerini bozarak oluşturmaktadır. Trombosit fonksiyon bozukluğu ve trombositopeni olan hastalarda fluoksetin ve diğer SSGİ kullanımında dikkatli olunması önerilmektedir.

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MIRSAL, H., KALYONCU, A., PEKTAŞ, Ö. (2002). Ecchymosis associated with the use of fluoxetine: Case report. Türk Psikiyatri Dergisi, Cilt: 13 - Sayı: 4, 320–324. https://ajindex.com/articles/91122

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