Mirtazapine-induced acute angle closure.
Acute angle closure (AAC) is an ocular emergency with symptoms including blurred vision, eye pain, headache, nausea, vomiting and reddening of the eye those results from increased intraocular pressure. This clinical condition can lead to permanent damage in vision, thus causing blindness by generating progressive and irreversible optic neuropathy if left untreated. There are several reasons of AAC, including several types of local and systemic medications; mainly sympathomimetics, cholinergics, anti-cholinergics, mydriatics, anti-histamines, antiepileptics like topiramate, tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants, serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics, sulfa-based drugs and anticoagulants. Mirtazapine, a noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant, is an atypical antidepressant with a complex pharmacological profile. This case report describes a patient with major depressive disorder, who experienced AAC after the first dosage of mirtazapine treatment, and highlights the importance of close monitoring of individuals under antidepressant treatment particularly immediately after initiation of the drug.
Nilay
N
Kahraman
Department of Psychiatry, Balikesir Military Hospital, Balikesir Asker Hastanesi, 10000 Balikesir, Turkey.
Onur
O
Durmaz
Mehmet Murat
MM
Durna
D000328:Adult; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006068:Gonioscopy; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D008803:Mianserin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000078785:Mirtazapine
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D008803:Mianserin; D000078785:Mirtazapine