Repeated occurrence of clozapine-induced myocarditis in a patient with schizoaffective disorder and comorbid Parkonson's disease
2009
Abstract
Myocarditis is a rare but life threatening adverse effect of clozapine. Some symptoms of myocarditis elevated temperature, tachycardia a Wnd fatigue appear commonly during the onset of treatment with clozapine and during the dose tetration.
We present a case of a patient with concurrent schizoaffective disorder and Parkinson?s disease, who twice developed clozapine-induced myocarditis. All symptoms disappeared after the discontinuation of the drug.
Early diagnosis, discontinuation of clozapine and supportive therapy of myocarditis lower the risk of a fatal outcome.