Sodium Valproate-induced Bilateral Pitting Pedal Edema – A Case Report

Radhika       Panchal; Dharamveer       Chaudhary; Ashish       Anovadiya

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Bilateral pitting edema is rare adverse drug reaction observed in the psychiatry department. Drug related pedal edema is most commonly seen with ACE inhibitors, non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug, and calcium channel blockers. But pitting edema with Sodium valproate is very rare. Here, we report two cases of Sodium valproate-induced bilateral pitting edema.

Keywords: Pitting edema, sodium valproate, bipolar mood disorder, bilateral pitting, tablet risperidone, tablet lorazepam.

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Current Drug Safety

Title:Sodium Valproate-induced Bilateral Pitting Pedal Edema – A Case Report

Volume: 13 Issue: 2

Author(s): Radhika Panchal*, Dharamveer Chaudhary and Ashish Anovadiya

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Department of Pharmacology, Government Medical College and Sir Takhtsinhji General Hospital, Bhavnagar - 364001, Gujarat,India

Keywords: Pitting edema, sodium valproate, bipolar mood disorder, bilateral pitting, tablet risperidone, tablet lorazepam.

Abstract: Bilateral pitting edema is rare adverse drug reaction observed in the psychiatry department. Drug related pedal edema is most commonly seen with ACE inhibitors, non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug, and calcium channel blockers. But pitting edema with Sodium valproate is very rare. Here, we report two cases of Sodium valproate-induced bilateral pitting edema.

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Panchal Radhika*, Chaudhary Dharamveer and Anovadiya Ashish , Sodium Valproate-induced Bilateral Pitting Pedal Edema – A Case Report, Current Drug Safety 2018; 13 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574886312666170804164854

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574886312666170804164854	Print ISSN 1574-8863
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 2212-3911