Repeated occurrence of clozapine-induced myocarditis in a patient with schizoaffective disorder and comorbid Parkinson's disease.

Masopust J, Urban A, Valis M, Malý R, Tůma I, Hosák L.

Case Reports 2009; 30(1): 19-21 PubMed PMID: 19300384 Keywords: Adult, Antipsychotic Agents:adverse effects, Clozapine:adverse effects, Humans, Male, Myocarditis:chemically induced, Parkinson Disease:complications, Periodicity, Psychotic Disorders:complications, Recurrence,.

: Myocarditis is a rare but life threatening adverse effect of clozapine. Some symptoms of myocarditis--elevated temperature, tachycardia and fatigue--appear commonly during the onset of treatment with clozapine and during the dose titration. We present a case of a patient with concurrent schizoaffective disorder and Parkinson's disease.....

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Vol. 30 (1) 2009 Neuro endocrinology letters

Repeated occurrence of clozapine-induced myocarditis in a patient with schizoaffective disorder and comorbid Parkinson's disease.

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