Lithium therapy associated with hidradenitis suppurativa: case report and a review of the dermatologic side effects of lithium.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Lithium is frequently used in the management of several psychiatric disorders including acute mania, bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder, and recurrent depression. We describe a patient in whom hidradenitis suppurativa developed while the patient was receiving lithium. The cutaneous side effects of lithium are reviewed. The most frequent are psoriasis, acneiform lesions, folliculitis, alopecia, and a maculopapular/macular eruption. Many of these side effects respond less readily to conventional therapy while the patient is receiving lithium.
Medical subject headings
- Drug Eruptions
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Lithium