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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Main Authors: | Natraj Katta (Author), Sudarshan Balla (Author), Kul Aggarwal (Author) |
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University of São Paulo,
2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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