Breast ecchymosis: Unusual complication of an antidepressant agent

Akbulut S., Yagmur Y., Gumus S., Babur M.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY CASE REPORTS, cilt.5, sa.3, ss.129-130, 2014 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.01.004
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY CASE REPORTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.129-130
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fluoxetine, Breast, Ecchymosis
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

INTRODUCTION: Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) that is safely used for treatment of psychosomatic disorders. Despite being associated with a low side effect profile, it has been reported to cause hematological side effects including vaginal bleeding, epistaxis, purpura, hematuria, intracranial bleeding, and rectal bleeding. Isolated breast ecchymosis is one of exceedingly rare SSRIinduced hematological abnormalities.