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Malignant Syndrome or Withdrawal Reaction?
We report on a case of a female patient who had serious side effects from treatment with clozapine and chlorpromazine and the appeared to have a withdrawal reaction from cessation of clozapine. During the treatment process she was misdiagnosed as having malignant syndrome. This case highlights the i...
| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Publishing
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5434273/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28638195 http://dx.doi.org/10.11919/j.issn.1002-0829.216048 |
| Sumario: | We report on a case of a female patient who had serious side effects from treatment with clozapine and chlorpromazine and the appeared to have a withdrawal reaction from cessation of clozapine. During the treatment process she was misdiagnosed as having malignant syndrome. This case highlights the importance of clinicians being able to distinguish malignant syndrome from withdrawal reactions, and to be familiar with treatment and prevention methods for both. |
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