Abstract
Despite the availability of newer antipsychotic drugs, chlorpromazine is still widely used due to its cost-utility and effectiveness in many parts of India, particularly for patients in whom marked psychomotor excitement and sleep disturbances are present. The side effects of chlorpromazine include photo-induced skin reactions. Chlorpromazine causes both phototoxic as well as photoallergic cutaneous reactions. We present the case report of an adult male who developed severe photoallergic skin reactions to chlorpromazine. The skin lesions largely resolved on stopping the drug, but reappeared in a more severe form when the drug was inadvertently restarted by the patient. This highlights the need for awareness and education of patients about the skin effects of psychotropics such as chlorpromazine.
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