@article{8014, keywords = {Adult, Antidepressive Agents, Conversion Disorder, Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial, Female, Humans, Leprostatic Agents, leprosy, Treatment Outcome}, author = {Legaspi PS and Abad Venida ML}, title = {Conversion disorder: "an adverse reaction" to watch out for.}, abstract = {

A subject was enrolled in a multicenter, double-blinded clinical trial of ofloxacin-containing multidrug therapy for leprosy by the World Health Organization in 1992 and she developed multiple physical symptoms a few hours after taking the regimen. Physical examination and laboratory work-ups could not support a medical diagnosis and she was eventually dropped from the study. Decoding revealed that she belonged in the control group given the World Health Organization/multiple drug therapy-multibacillary regimen. In the course of treatment, she was diagnosed with conversion disorder and was subsequently treated with an antipsychotic.

}, year = {2008}, journal = {Dermatologic clinics}, volume = {26}, pages = {239-43, vi}, month = {2008 Apr}, issn = {0733-8635}, doi = {10.1016/j.det.2007.11.008}, language = {eng}, }