Lithium therapy associated with hidradenitis suppurativa: case report and a review of the dermatologic side effects of lithium.
Lithium is frequently used in the management of several psychiatric disorders including acute mania, bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder, and recurrent depression. We describe a patient in whom hidradenitis suppurativa developed while the patient was receiving lithium. The cutaneous side effects of lithium are reviewed. The most frequent are psoriasis, acneiform lesions, folliculitis, alopecia, and a maculopapular/macular eruption. Many of these side effects respond less readily to conventional therapy while the patient is receiving lithium.
Gupta
A K
AK
Division of Dermatology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Knowles
S R
SR
Gupta
M A
MA
Jaunkalns
R
R
Shear
N H
NH
D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000139:chemically induced; D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000139:chemically induced; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000139:chemically induced; D017497:Hidradenitis Suppurativa / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000139:chemically induced; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects
D008094:Lithium