- Clozapine에 의한 심근염 1예
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- 조우동,최병주,노재성,Jo. Woo-Dong,Choi. Byoung-Joo,Noh. Jai-Sung
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 생물정신의학
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2012년|19권 3호|pp.146-151 (6 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 대한생물정신의학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
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- 기타
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic agent that is more effective than the typical neuroleptics in the treatment of refractory schizophrenia. Recently, there has been an increased recognition of the association of clozapine with myocarditis and cardiomyopathy. Commonly used diagnostic tests have limited sensitivity in diagnosing this potentially life-threatening complication. Here we report a case of 36-year-old male patient who developed fever, tachycardia, and dyspnea after introduction of clozapine. By clinical evaluation and laboratory test we diagnosed the patient with myocarditis and treated him successfully. To our knowledge this is the first case report of clozapine-induced myocarditis in Korea.