Pharmacopsychiatry 2012; 45(01): 36-37
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1287777
Letter
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Olanzapine-Induced Anaphylactic Shock: A Case Report

Authors

  • A. Hansen

    1   Department of Neurology, Klinikum Kassel, Kassel, Germany
  • M. Prapotnik

    2   Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatrische Dienste Graubünden, Switzerland
  • C. Roth

    1   Department of Neurology, Klinikum Kassel, Kassel, Germany
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Publikationsverlauf

received 16. Mai 2011
revised 18. Juli 2011

accepted 15. August 2011

Publikationsdatum:
15. November 2011 (online)

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Abstract

Olanzapine is a second-generation antipsychotic, which is also used as a mood stabilizer. We report a case of a 33-year-old psychiatric patient, with bipolar affective disorder, who developed anaphylaxis as a late reaction to olanzapine. This case report shows the possibility, although rare, of a severe late anaphylactic reaction to olanzapine.