Venlafaxine chloridrate-oral lichenoid reaction: case report

Venlafaxine hydrochloride is a structurally novel antidepressant that inhibits reuptake of 5-hydroxytryptamine and noradrenaline but, unlike the older antidepressants, has few adverse effects. A 57-year-old female patient, a smoker with anxiety, on psychiatric treatment with venlafaxine hydrochloride attended our oral medicine unit complaining of a white spot on the right cheek with 1 year since the onset, which did not regress after the use of nystatin and triamcinolone acetonide. The intraoral clinical examination revealed the presence of white striae and leucoplastic plaque on the buccal mucosa and on the right lateral border of the tongue with no symptoms.
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research