A 65-year-old man with type 2 diabetes and deterioration of glycemic control presented with a 2-to-3-month history of weight loss (7 to 8 kg), early satiety, and mild flank pain. Before the occurrence of these symptoms, a rash had developed over the course of 3 to 4 weeks. The rash involved the arms, genitals, and buttocks and had progressed to the legs (Panel A). Laboratory evaluation at prese...

Adverse skin reactions are an important type of adverse drug reactions which have been reported with a wide variety of psychotropics including both typical and atypical antipsychotics. Like typical antipsychotics, atypical antipsychotics such as olanzapine, risperidone, and paliperidone have been documented to cause skin reactions. Reports of aripiprazole-induced skin reactions are sparse. We r...

To cite: Bannaga ASE, Wiles S, Rahama O, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-201319 DESCRIPTION An 18-year-old woman presented with a 1 day history of a rash that began centrally, over the abdomen, that progressed to cover the entirety of her body, most strikingly on her face. Five days prior to this presentation she suffered from fever, d...