Colitis possibly induced by quetiapine

Two cases of somnambulism induced by quetiapine.

Quetiapine Induced Myoclonus

Miss D, a 19-year-old female presented to us with history suggestive of manic episode for the last 2 months. Her past history also revealed history of 2 GTCS around 6 years back for which no treatment was sought. Her family and personal history were non signiÞ cant. She was started on quetiapine gradually increased to 300 mg per day over a week and lorazepam 2 mg at night. She showed improvemen...

Renal phospholipidosis possibly induced by ranolazine

A 76-year-old male Caucasian patient was treated in our hospital for acutely decompensated heart failure due to restrictive cardiomyopathy. Acute-on-chronic kidney failure developed with serum creatinine rising from 160 to 345 μmol/L (1.8-3.9 mg/dL); therefore, a kidney biopsy was performed. Besides secondary focal-segmental glomerulosclerosis and minimal amyloidosis, histological analysis show...

Weight loss induced by quetiapine in a 22q11.2DS patient

The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is the most frequent known genetic risk factors for schizophrenia [1]. Here, we present an unusual weight loss in a 22q11.2DS patient given quetiapine. The patient was a 37-year-old man (5-ft 7-in. tall; 145,2 lb) with a 22q11.2DS. At the age of 20, he developed a schizophrenia and failed to benefit from treatments by atypical antipsychotics and haloper...

Squamous Epithelioma possibly Induced by the Therapeutic Application of Tar

THE employment of tar in dermatology has a long history. According to Hebra (1868), Theophrastus, Dioscorides and Pliny advocated its use in the treatment of diseases of the skin. For many centuries this treatment fell into disfavour, partly on account of the general acceptance of Galen's " acrimonia sanguinis " theory ofthe causation ofskin disease which discouraged the use oflocal application...