Rapid development of fatal bowel infarction within 1 week after clozapine treatment: a case report

Abstract Although there have been reported fatalities associated with clozapine-induced bowel infarction, in all of these cases, the patients had taken clozapine for months to years. We present here the case of a 47-year-old single man who died suddenly due to bowel infarction and sepsis 1 week afte...

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Veröffentlicht in:	General hospital psychiatry 2013-11, Vol.35 (6), p.679.e5-679.e6
Hauptverfasser:	Yu, Shu-Chin, M.D, Chen, Hsing-Kang, M.D, Lee, Shin-Min, M.D., Ph.D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antipsychotic Agents - adverse effects Arterial Occlusive Diseases - chemically induced Bowel infarction Clozapine Clozapine - adverse effects Colitis, Ischemic - chemically induced Colon - blood supply Fatal Outcome Humans Ileus - chemically induced Infarction - chemically induced Male Mesenteric Arteries Middle Aged Psychiatry Schizophrenia Schizophrenia - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Although there have been reported fatalities associated with clozapine-induced bowel infarction, in all of these cases, the patients had taken clozapine for months to years. We present here the case of a 47-year-old single man who died suddenly due to bowel infarction and sepsis 1 week after taking clozapine.
ISSN:	0163-8343 1873-7714
DOI:	10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.03.002