Manfredi R, Sabbatani S. Clozapine-related agranulocytosis associated with fever of unknown origin, protective hospitalisation, and multiple adverse events related to the administration of empiric antimicrobial treatment.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2007;
16:1285-9. [PMID:
17879354 DOI:
10.1002/pds.1476]
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Abstract
An exemplary case report of a patient who developed an unpredictable sudden, late-onset clozapine-related life-threatening agranulocytosis expressed by a nadir of 14 polymorphonuclear cells/microL, and subsequently underwent protective hospitalisation and broad spectrum, empiric antimicrobial therapy and also experienced serious intolerance to a number of administered antibiotic and antifungal agents, is reported and discussed on the grounds of the available evidence from the literature.
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