Abstract
It is known that edema is a rare side effect of quetiapine. Until now only nine cases of peripheral edema related to quetiapine have been reported in the literature. We have determined five cases of pretibial edema associated with quetiapine during two years period of time. The common feature of these cases reported here are comorbid medical disorders, such as venous insufficiency, bladder tumor, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus with excessive elevation of blood sugar. Although treatment protocol of edema and those comorbid medical diseases have been applied separately, at the end of these treatments it is seen that PTE has not been resolved. In all cases reported here that when the dose of quetiapine is reduced, it is observed that PTE is reduced or disappeared. This result brings to mind that there could be a relation between edema and quetiapine.
Citation
Hamurcu HD, Karsl?o?lu EH, Öztürk M, Özalp E and Çayköylü A. Pre-Tibial Edema Associated with Quetiapine: Five Case Series. SM J Psychiatry Ment Health. 2016; 1(1): 1004.