Ecchymoses as an adverse effect of fluoxetine treatment.
We report a case of a 28-year-old major depressive female patient who manifested ecchymoses following fluoxetine use. After substitution of sertraline, her depression resolved after 4 weeks and ecchymoses 1.5 months latter. This is an unexplored side-effect with unknown long-term consequences that warrants further study.
Fountoulakis
Konstantinos N
KN
3rd Department of Psychiatry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1 Kyriakidi Street, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece. kfount@med.auth.gr
Samolis
Stavros
S
Iacovides
Apostolos
A
St Kaprinis
George
G
D000328:Adult; D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004438:Ecchymosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020280:Sertraline / Q000627:therapeutic use
D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; D005473:Fluoxetine; D020280:Sertraline