Steroid-induced psychosis in a child: treatment with risperidone.
Steroid-induced psychosis is one of the most serious adverse effects of steroid therapy but is a little-known complication in children. There is no clear mechanism model for steroid-induced behavioral disturbance, but it may be related with dose or level of free fraction of steroids. Our case is a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with steroid-induced psychosis and treated with risperidone, an atypical antipsychotic, due to distinct psychotic symptoms. Pediatricians should be aware of this rare complication when administering corticosteroids for various medical illnesses.
Clinics of Pediatrics, Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Teaching and Research Hospital, 35210 Izmir, Turkey. bagozlem78@yahoo.com
Ozlem
O
Bag
Ilker
I
Erdoğan
Zuhal Sivis
ZS
Onder
Serdar
S
Altinoz
Aysel
A
Ozturk
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced; D018967:Risperidone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014421:Turkey
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018967:Risperidone