Neutropenia as a side effect of prescrebing risperidone on adolescent with autism

Bouchra Aabbassi 1, * and Abdeslam Benali 2

1 Child and adolescent psychiatrist, Psychiatric Hospital Ibn Nafis, Marrakesh, Morocco.
2 Research team for mental health, University Cadi Ayyad, Marrakesh, Morocco.
 
Case Study
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(03), 360–362
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.3.0246
 
Publication history: 
Received on 02 February 2022; revised on 19 March 2022; accepted on 21 March 2022
 
Abstract: 
Neutropenia is an adverse effect of various pharmacological therapies, including antipsychotics. However, risperidone tends to have a lower risk of hematotoxicity. We report a case of a 14 years old boy with a diagnosis of autism who developed neutropenia after administration of risperidone and was able to resolved it after discontinuation. This is a rare case report of risperidone-induced neutropenia on adolescent.
 
Keywords: 
Risperidone; Antipsychotics; Neutropenia; Blood dyscrasias; Adolescent
 
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