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Case Reports
. 2017 May 31;15(2):184-186.
doi: 10.9758/cpn.2017.15.2.184.

Bilateral Pretibial Edema Associated with Paliperidone Palmitate Long-acting Injectable: A Case Report

Erdinc Cicek  1 , Ismet Esra Cicek  2 , Faruk Uguz  3
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Case Reports

Bilateral Pretibial Edema Associated with Paliperidone Palmitate Long-acting Injectable: A Case Report

Erdinc Cicek et al. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. .

Abstract

Peripheral edema is observed as an adverse effect of the usage of antipsychotics in the literature. This case report describes a 36-year-old female patient with the diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia who presented with pretibial edema following initiation of long-acting injectable paliperidone palmitate. Pretibial edema developed within the second week of treatment and completely disappeared after its discontinuation.

Keywords: Edema; Long-acting injectable; Paliperidone palmitate.

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