Received March 11, 2011, Revised August 29, 2011, Accepted for publication August 30, 2011 Corresponding author: Chi Yeon Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Dermatology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, 79 Gangnam-ro, Jinju 660-702, Korea. Tel: 82-55-750-8184, Fax: 82-55-7588106, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons...

OBJECTIVE A 28-year-old male diagnosed with schizophrenia, maintaining well on Olanzapine, developed akathisia soon after addition of Erythromycin for Pityriasis Rosea. This prompted us to evaluate the relationship of Erythromycin and akathisia. METHOD We report the case and the literature focusing on akathisia as a possible adverse event of Erythromycin. RESULTS Akathisia resolved after Er...

Skin diseases are very frequent in children. Most of them, including the most common disorders, such as atopic dermatitis, hemangiomas, nevi, acne, or bacterial and viral infections, are readily diagnosed through an adequate anamnesis and clinical examination. However, some skin tumors and inflammatory disorders may require a biopsy. The patient’s age and relevant clinical history, in addition ...