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Pulmonary embolism secondary to clozapine therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Anwar ul-Haq  and
Edmond Holland
Anwar ul-Haq*
Affiliation:
Causeway Hospital, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Edmond Holland
Affiliation:
St Fintan's Hospital, Portlaoise, Co Laois, Ireland
*
*Correspondence E-mail: dranwarulhaq@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic indicated for paranoid schizophrenia (treatment resistant type). However its use has been limited by the well established association with neutropenia and agranulocytosis. It has also been suggested that clozapine therapy is associated with other serious adverse effects such as fatal myocarditis or cardiomyopathy.

Keywords

ClozapinePulmonary embolism
Type
Case Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , September 2009 , pp. 149 - 150
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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