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Eosinophilic myocarditis during treatment with olanzapine - report of two possible cases

BACKGROUND: Drug-induced eosinophilic myocarditis is a life-threatening and frequently overlooked condition. The prevalence of myocarditis in clozapine-treated patients may be as high as 3 %. An association between olanzapine and myocarditis has not previously been described, but given the chemical...

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Autores principales: Vang, Torkel, Rosenzweig, Mary, Bruhn, Christina Hedegaard, Polcwiartek, Christoffer, Kanters, Jørgen Kim, Nielsen, Jimmi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4794841/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26988850
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-016-0776-y