Clozapine-induced hypersensitivity myocarditis presenting as sudden cardiac death

Hypersensitivity myocarditis is a rare but serious adverse effect of clozapine, a commonly used psychiatric drug. We report the case of sudden cardiac death from clozapine-induced hypersensitivity myocarditis diagnosed at autopsy. A 54-year-old Caucasian male on clozapine therapy for bipolar disorde...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Katta, Natraj, Balla, Sudarshan, Aggarwal, Kul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: São Paulo, SP: Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Universitário 2016
Materias:
Article / Autopsy Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5304556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28210568
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2016.054

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5304556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28210568
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2016.054

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