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Oral mucositis induced by risperidone: rare side effect of a frequently prescribed medication

Published inGeneral psychiatry, vol. 33, no. 5, e100228
Publication date2020
Abstract

Risperidone is a safe second-generation antipsychotic which is rarely associated with the emergence of a few adverse effects, such as oral lesions and stomatitis. We report the case of a 77-year-old woman affected by a neurocognitive disorder with psychotic features and treated with risperidone 2 mg/day. After 1 week, she showed a burning mouth syndrome with oral lesions and risperidone was discontinued. Antipsychotic-induced oral ulcerations may be caused by the reduction of saliva protection with minor adverse effects related to oral movement disorders or impairment of the bacterial flora of saliva.

Keywords
  • Cognition disorders
  • Depressive disorder
  • Major
  • Psychiatry
Citation (ISO format)
AGUGLIA, Andrea et al. Oral mucositis induced by risperidone: rare side effect of a frequently prescribed medication. In: General psychiatry, 2020, vol. 33, n° 5, p. e100228. doi: 10.1136/gpsych-2020-100228
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