Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism as a Complication of Clozapine Treatment

Case report

Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism as a Complication of Clozapine Treatment

Thorac Res Pract 2005;6(2):178-180
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Abstract

Abstract

Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic drug that is useful in treatment-resistant psychosis. Its most common adverse effects are agranulocytosis, epileptic seizures and pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolism seems to occur usually in the first 3 months of clozapine treatment. In this report, we present a case with deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism as a complication of clozapine.

Keywords: clozapine, complication, pulmonary embolism